Matt Capps- pitched for the Pirates and is regarded as pretty good with upside. He signed with the Nationals. Why? I'm not entirely sure, if he wanted to lose consistently he could at least stay with the Pirates and open the possibility of being traded midseason.
Jason Marquis- lifetime National Leaguer who has a resurgent year last year. I'm not high on him and the fact that he is a lifetime National Leeaguer is a huge red flag for me because he isn't dominant in the National League. He also signed with the Nationals. He prefers the mentor role and he will presumably get a lot of opporunities with Capps and Stephen Strasburg, who should be in the rotation by June.
Randy Wolf- Again not great but a good lefty pitcher. He signed with the Brewers and I'm okay with it.
Justin Duchscherer- Other than having an incredibly hard last name to spell or pronounce he is a pitcher I wished the Yankees took a better look at. A few years ago he lead the League in ERA for a while and made 2 all-star teams. He is a young talent and could be groomed into a solid 2 or 3 starter. The A's apparently felt the same way and re-signed him recently.
The list isn't fairly impressive but given the Yankees needs I think the only pitcher that was worth a second look was Duchscherer but not signing him is not a huge loss. The pitchers available more than suit the Yankees needs, should they feel they need another.
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