Carlos Zambrano

Sometimes the Yankee rumors surprise me. When I heard that Melky Cabrera was drawing interest from the Cubs I was expecting the Yankees to be sighting some outfielder or maybe a young reliever like Jeff Samardzija, the former Notre Dame receiver and pitcher. However Cashman was looking a lot bigger. Big Z, Carlos Zambrano, in fact.

Carlos Zambrano is a good pitcher, still young, and one of the fiercest competitors in baseball. Personally I love his fire and the general attitude he brings to the mound. Playing in Chicago he knows the pressure of playing in a big media market. Chicago has still not allowed Steve Bartman within city limits, and I'm assuming the state if he knows whats good for him, for interfering with a foul ball in the NLCS 6 years ago. He also provided one of the best moments in ejection history when he, after being ejected from a game, ejected the umpire himself:

Even Lou Piniella is laughing at this gem.

He would have been a fun piece to the Yankee puzzle. However with Cabrera on the Braves this trade is no longer on the Yankee radar.

Ps. I know this is late. Also the Mets might acquire Zambrano through a trade sending Castillo to the Cubs which would open up the second base slot for Orlando Hudson. If the Mets could pull of these two moves the fans could stop whining about how little their GM is doing this offseason.