DO WE SIGN JIMENEZ, ARROYO OR SANTANA...OR DO WE STAY?

With the signing of Masahiro Tanaka, the Yankees appear to be done spending.  That's what it looks like right now at least.  There are still pitchers out there though.

Bronson Arroyo is available and his phone isn't ringing apparently.  The Yankees were connected to him for about 2 minutes... the Reds were chatting with him, but now, according to Arroyo, nothing.  Jayson Stark tweeted this:

Bronson Arroyo can't figure out why he's still unemployed. And neither can anyone else http://t.co/iVYCt9VAgl
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) January 29, 2014

Couple that with Ubaldo Jimenez and Ervin Santana still available and you have to wonder what the deal is here. Are teams just done spending, or is the perception just that these guys aren't good anymore.  Don't forget, it was reported that if the Yankees signed Tanaka, they would very well sign Jimenez too.... just for kicks.

The latest on these 2 pitchers is coming from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports who writes "The Toronto Blue Jays, in need of another starting pitcher, might finally be preparing to pounce.... The Jays have yet to make an offer to a free-agent starter, according to major league sources...

But they have done extensive background work on right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez, digging into his medical records, and also remain interested in righty Ervin Santana and other free agents, sources said."

My source says that the word "pounce" is just to get rumor readers excited that a moves about to be made... even if it isn't true. I kid. I love Kenny Rosenthal.

Whatever the case, there are 3 guys out there that a team could most likely use... maybe even as a 5 starter.  Oh... and AJ Burnett's available too.... just saying.

I wonder if the Yankees would swoop in for 1 of these guys just to stir up the "competition pot" come spring training...

Stay tuned.

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