The Seattle Mariners’ Jarrod Washburn is privately enthusiastic about a possible trade to the Yankees. But he started as scheduled Sunday in Toronto, allowing one run in eight innings for a victory.

Washburn has a 2.82 earned run average in his last 11 starts, and his next one may come for the Yankees. But for that to happen, General Manager Brian Cashman must decide that he really wants Washburn, and he has not made that determination. Ownership has told Cashman it would pay for the $14 million or so remaining on Washburn’s contract through next season.

From the New York Times