Yankees interested in Zambrano?

[Coach]

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"average #2" is a very subjective term. In 8 years, CZ has 1 year with more than 16 wins. He has 4 straight years trending worse in nearly every statistical category. Are there 30 guys better than him? I doubt it. But for a team who's goal is not to just be an average team, having a dominant #1 is very important. His inconsistency definitely prohibits him from being that. So is he a "weak #1", a "good #2", an "average #2" or whatever? Who knows? None of those title mean anything. His last 2 years averages about 180 IP, a 3.85 ERA, a 1.35 WHIP, a .245 opp avg, 140K and about a dozen wins. Put whatever label you want on him...

Let me add that his upside, if he ever puts it all together for an extended period of time, is CLEARLY #1 stuff. The question is will he ever do so...
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That is correct