(Courtesy of the AP)
(Originally published at IIATMS/TYA)
The Yankees tacked another top free agent name to their ever-expanding target list this week when George King name dropped righty pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez in an article for The Post. You might remember Jimenez as a potential trade target for the Yankees a few years ago when he was in Colorado, a trade the Yankees ended up not pulling the trigger on. Jimenez landed in Cleveland, where things really unraveled for him in 2012 in his first full season in the AL (5.40/5.06/4.98 in 176.2 IP). He rebounded in 2013, posting a 3.30/3.43/3.63 slash line in 32 starts and a 1.82/2.17/2.99 line after the All Star break. On the strength of that 2nd half, Jimenez is looking to land his first big contract after declining his option for 2014. The Yankees need starting pitching, but Jimenez is such a jumble of inconsistencies that he might scare them off.
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