No, not that former boyfriend of Alyssa Milano.
It’s this former boyfriend of Alyssa Milano.
Yup, according to a Bernie Miklasz post in his STLToday forum, the Cardinals are said to be reviewing Carl Pavano’s medical records, perhaps in prelude to a trade. You might remember Pavano from such home runs as Mark McGwire’s 70th in 1998.
Any deal would come down to which team would eat the most of Pavano’s remaining $22.95 million over the next two years, which is quite a sum of money for a guy who hasn’t pitched in 18 months.
When he has been on the mound, he’s been extremely decent, owning a career ERA+ of 100 and a K/BB rate of 2.33. His lifetime 1.42 G/F ratio would certainly pique Dave Duncan’s interest. Keeping him on the mound, though, has proved a challenge for any team but the Marlins, who have benefited from Pavano’s only 200+-inning seasons.
Having not pitched since June 2005, it would seem that Pavano’s value is about as low as the president’s approval rating. It wouldn’t make any sense for the Yankees to trade him now. To do so would mean they would have to pay most of what’s left on his deal and accept little more than a large order of toasted ravioli in return.
But that doesn’t stop Fat Strat at Gateway Redbirds, who went buckwild with the Fangraphs in trying to find a parallel between Pavano and our man Chris Carpenter.
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You may have noticed that posting here at The 26th Man has been sporadic as of late. That likely will continue until the warm light of Spring Training melts away the cold, dark, terrible winter.
In the meantime, I invite you to check out my other blog, which is in the same vein as this one except not about baseball.
