Washburn too expensive, even for Yanks

Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX. Updated: July 23, 2008, 12:35 AM EST Comment The Yankees can not acquire Mariners left-hander Jarrod Washburn without his approval. Washburn's limited no-trade protection gives him the right to veto a deal to the Yankees, according to a major-league source. The contract provision complicates the Yankees' pursuit of Washburn, which was first reported by the Newark-Star Ledger. Washburn, who turns 34 on Aug. 14, is owed the balance of his $9.85 million salary this season and $10.35 million next season. Players generally require financial compensation to waive no-trade protection, usually in the form of a cash bonus or contract extension. The Yankees almost certainly would not part... [read full story]