Washburn, Ibanez Claimed On Waivers
By Tim Dierkes [August 13 at 3:31pm CST]
According to Ken Rosenthal, Mariners players Jarrod Washburn and Raul Ibanez were claimed on waivers today. The Ms have until tomorrow afternoon to work out a deal with the claiming teams. Rosenthal says the Yankees did not claim Washburn.
At the least, the Mariners have a chance to unload Washburn's contract. Ibanez is inexpensive, so they'll want quality prospects in return.
The American League received first crack at the two Mariners, in the following order (omitting non-contenders):
Tigers
Rangers
Blue Jays
Yankees
Twins
White Sox
Red Sox
Rays
Angels