Report: Yankees, Mariners interested in acquiring Happ
With free agency in his future and a fine season on the go, Toronto Blue Jays left-hander J.A. Happ is drawing trade interest from two of the league's best teams.
The New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners are both interested in acquiring the 35-year-old Happ, according to sources of MLB Network's Jon Morosi.
New York has been tied to Happ for some time, but with Jordan Montgomery (Tommy John) and Masahiro Tanaka (strained hamstrings) out of action, the Yankees continued interest in the former 20-game winner make sense considering recent comments from general manager Brian Cashman.
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The Mariners, whom Happ played for in 2015, have played surprisingly well without suspended second baseman Robinson Cano and are hot on the tails of the Houston Astros for the lead in the AL West. Their starting staff is sixth in ERA among AL clubs, but Felix Hernandez has struggled and Wade LeBlanc is pitching much better than his career numbers suggest.
| PITCHER | GS | IP | W-L | ERA | WHIP | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Hernandez | 15 | 84.1 | 6-6 | 5.44 | 1.38 | 70 |
| James Paxton | 15 | 91.2 | 6-1 | 3.44 | 1.06 | 115 |
| Mike Leake | 15 | 92.2 | 7-4 | 4.47 | 1.28 | 55 |
| Marco Gonzales | 14 | 79 | 7-3 | 3.42 | 1.28 | 69 |
| Wade LeBlanc | 9 | 48 | 3-0 | 2.06 | 1.02 | 40 |
Despite playing on the 33-38 Blue Jays, Happ owns an 8-3 record with a 3.48 ERA and one of the highest strikeout rates of his career (10.2).