Javier Vazquez Is Not That Bad

Maybe the Yankees shouldn't have given up on Javier Vazquez so quickly. He mostly shut down the Red Sox today and looked like he had their number.

Since he was traded away from the Yankees at the end of 2004, the only players with more Ks than Vazquez are Jake Peavy and Johan Santana. And the only pitchers to log more innings are Santana, CC Sabathia, Dan Haren, Roy Oswalt, Aaron Harang and Mark Buehrle.

He's a good pitcher and I think the Yankees may have given up on him a bit too soon, though he really never proved he could be an effective pitcher in New York