Pitching is still the goal

The Yankee offseason goal has not changed--Pitching. Now, they have made some progress they lost Wright and his iffy five innings. He has been replaced by an unknown Igawa who has promise. If Igawa can learn to be as effective here as he was in Japan, he will be as good as the Yankee have. They added Pettitte to be the No.2 starter behind Mussina. Wang, Igawa, Mussina, and Pettitte. This group has an upside in Wang and Igawa who will offer some opportunity for growth based on age and experience. Now the No.5 guy is Randy Johnson but he may not be able to go in the first half--Pavano if he is between injuries may be called upon rather than traded--Pavano needs to pitch in the 2nd half of the season because next year is his walk year-when he has to earn his next contract. Pavano could be helpful this year if he wants to show the league he is a good investment for the next four years. The bullpen needs another high quality arm--Gonzalez from Pittsburgh would be good but not if it costs Melky-- Melky Cabrera could be a .280/30 hr/100 rbi guy in the outfield with some speed that's a high price for a lefty setup guy. The Yankees need to find an Owner who will be "lodge brother" nice to them the way the Angels gave Boston a great -all star - reliever Brendan Donnelly for a rookie with a bad arm-- wow, that Boston front office--legendary , eh? I think the Angels would have traded Donnelly to the Yankees for say Rivera, Arod, Jeter, and Phillip Hughes and $100m to adjust salaries.