Starting Pitching for '07

An area of big need for the Yanks is the top of the order. Randy Johnson won 17 games last season and if he were the Ace- it would be ok with a big offense behind him he could win 17 again with good health. The Yanks will probably bid for the Japanese Star Matsuzaka and he looks like the real deal. Getting him is a long shot so the best free Agents may be Schmidt and Zito. The Yanks could use them both but Zito is the likely one to pursue-- I saw Zito twice last season against the Yanks--he got hammered once and did well the second game-late in the year-. He won 17 with a small ball offense and superior defense behind him. Johnson, Wang, and Zito would be OK 1-3-- add in Mussina and Wright and you would have a shot at keeping your bullpen from flaming out--all except Wright would give you 6-7 innings per start-- Notice that Pavano is missing from the list-- yes, and he managed to miss all of last season too. The Yankees can no longer rely on him to pitch for them and if he were still on the roster in the spring he will have to earn a spot-- I think a NL team like St Louis of SF would trade for him--if the bidding got serious the Mets might join in too--somehow - I don't see Pavano in Yankee pinstripes next year--but he has shown the talent to win 15 plus- and that is still hard to find these days- maybe to the White Sox for say - Jose Contreras?