Just when it looked like Toronto had overtaken the Red Sox the Sox strike back and have put together an awesome rotation: Schilling, Beckett, Wakefield, Papelbon, and Matsuzaga. Their #6 guy Matt Clement would be the Ace on the Yankee staff. Such dominance added to Ortiz and Manny, Lowell, Varitek, and the CF defense of Coco Crisp- the Sox may not lose 40 games this season. The Yankees don't stand a chance of doing as well against the league as the Red Sox and the Sox are just getting started.
The Yankees have showed dicipline in the last two years and it has cost them because they do not have an effective rotation. If they sign Mussina they will go with Wang, Mussina, Johnson, Karstens, and Rasner. Pavano is presumably injured and unavailable. It is still early but they Yanks will have to sign a #3 starter like Schmidt, Zito, Lilly, or Suppan just to fill out a roster of veteran arms-- the Sheffield trade now takes on some importance--the Yanks need to convert Sheff into a starter and a high level pitching prospect-- say like Bonderman and Ledezma from the Tigers-- and they could throw in Pavano and half his salary. Score a big win for the Red Sox.
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