1) Kyle Farnsworth has cleared waivers, why is he still on the team? If he’s on the team, there is a chance he might come into games. If he comes into games, the fans start offing themselves in the stands. If you want the Yankees to continue to have living fans figure out a way to dump him.
2) WHY IS THIS DEAL TAKING SO LONG? Oh yes, it’s because you actually expect something in return for the greatest Japanese pitcher to hit the states since Hideki Irabu.
But it is unlikely that the Yankees will simply give Igawa to the Padres for nothing; the Yankees asked for relief pitching when the two teams discussed a possible deal in July.
Stop this right now. The Padres are willing to pay his salary and part of his posting fee. You are not going to find another team dumb enough to do that. Just take draft picks or some pretzels or something and call it a day. Maybe he will be something there, but after seeing him start far too many times in person I can with certainty say he will never be anything here. Seriously, I will help pack his bags if it gets him out of New York faster.
