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Originally posted by Highlander179
1 Schilling - his best days a long gone, he wont finish the season
2 Beckett - HAHAHA, he's your #2
3 Matsuzaka - you paid how much??? at least you cant complain about how deep the Yankees pockets are now. 
4 Wakefield - his best trait is that he burns up a lot of innings, good to have with your bullpen
5 Lester, Tavarez, Snyder, Gabbard - Who? HAHAHA
C Papelbon - Finally your management made a smart move. I was beginning to wonder about you guys.
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Still looks good to me, and looks a lot better than the Yankees' 1 through 5. Look, I am a baseball fan first, and I admit when the Yankees do something better than the Red Sox. The Yankees lineup is FAR superior to the Red Sox lineup. I admit it. But the Yankees pitching rotation? Not even close. I'm sorry, but it's true. Wang is great, Mussina is probably a little better than Wakefield but not as good as Beckett, Pettite is serviceable, but you can add about .70 to 1.0 to his NL ERA moving to the AL this year. As far as Pavano goes, who knows? He's appeared in, what, 2 Yanks games over 3 years?
The Yankees have a dominant lineup, a dominant closer, an above-average bullpen, and a mediocre starting rotation.