Thursday, February 19, 2009

Yanks, Padres Fighting for Mexican Pitcher?

According to ESPN's Buster Olney, the Yankees and Padres are both bidding for 32-year-old right-hander Walter Silva.

Silva is the property of the Monterrey franchise, and went 7-8 with a 4.21 ERA for that team last year. He threw well in winter ball, pitching for Mazatlan; in 16 games, Silva had a 2.54 ERA, allowing 31 hits and striking out 29 in 35 innings.

I found some more info on Silva over at Baseball Reference.

3 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2009 at 5:10 PM

    Aceves part two?

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2009 at 7:13 PM

    Too bad, I just read on mlbtraderumores.com that he is going to the Padres.

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  3. Greg CohenFebruary 19, 2009 at 7:15 PM

    Yea I just saw that too.

    Oh well, what can you do?

    The Yankees should have enough pitching depth regardless.

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