The Houston Astros have traded away Hunter Pence and Michael Bourn already, so it seems they've raised the white flag and given up on the season. If they were to go on a 24-game winning streak and the Brewers were to lose 24 straight ... well, anything can happen. The Astros aren't allowing for that possibility. It's a shame.
MLB Trade Rumors: Wandy Rodriguez Still Could Go, Yankees Interested
Wandy Rodriguez isn't a free agent next year -- he's signed for $26 million more over the next two seasons, with a $13 million club option for 2014 that becomes a player option if he's traded -- but neither were Bourn or Pence. The Astros had at least through 2012 to keep the band together, but when the team is already looking like a 100-loss team with those guys, it makes sense that a good-ol'-fashioned, controlled demolition might be the way to go.
And though Wandy might be a little pricey for some teams, he's good. The Yankees can do pricey and good just fine. So it makes a little sense, then, that Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Yankees have interest.
Wandy has a 3.47 ERA this season, with 106 strikeouts and 38 walks in 122 innings. He'd be a upgrade over Phil Hughes or Freddy Garcia, probably. But how much of an upgrade, and is it worth the money and prospects? That's something the Yankees will have to figure out, but if there's any team that could bear the cost of an expensive-yet-marginal improvement, it's them.
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