ANOTHER SOLID LEFTY RELIEVER IS GONE

I know you guys don't care about Paul Maholm's, but for me and my buddy Glenn Beyrouthy... we wanted to see Maholm on the Yankees.

@GlennBey Dodgers. Of course. He's a solid Lefty. We knew it would happen.
— Bleeding Yankee Blue (@BleednYankeeBlu) February 9, 2014

It official at this point. The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed a deal with Maholm for $1.5 million.  That comes from our pal Jim Bowden at ESPN who writes:

Dodgers sign Maholm 1-year 1.5m major league deal
— JIM BOWDEN (@JimBowdenESPNxm) February 9, 2014

No surprises. The Dodgers now have the money to sign whomever they want, and Maholm is a good catch.

For me personally, I have always liked the idea of more than 1 lefty in the pen.  Currently the Yanks can toy with the idea of having Manny Banuelos or Cesar Cabral compete for a spot this spring, but they also have Vidal Nuno and the replacement lefty, Matt Thornton. We have options, but Maholm would have been a smart choice.

Whatever the case, what's done is done, and we can't go back. The Dodgers signed a nice lefty. We move on. Let's enjoy what we have. This week will be a big week... Spring Training is all but here.

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