Johnson Trade- a sign of the times..

After the Yanks were knocked out by the Tigers ... I wrote that they would add young power arms this off season while others talked about Barry Zito, Schmidt etc.. The Yanks lost Matsuzaka to Boston where he may become the next Pedro Martinez. The Yanks gained ground yesterday when the traded Randy Johnson...yes that was a gain... they could replace Johnson's innings and performance with Igawa who projects to a 4.50 era and 12-15 wins if they could add another effective reliever...they did in Vizcaino. He has pitched in the AL on some talented teams like the CHISOX championship edition. He has the arsenal to be dominant for an inning...that completes the replacement of Johnson. Now the Yanks have to replace Pavano..assuming he will be unavailable or ineffective ..or both... that is where the new wave comes in ...young power arms: the Yankees have Humberto Sanchez, Phillip Hughes, White, Henn and a few others (Rasner and Karstens from last year) to plug into the fifth spot--- this is vintage Yankees: Have a strong offense so that you can afford to bring up young pitchers and still win. The Yankees can add Sanchez, Hughes, and maybe the new kid from Arizona over the next two seasons to have a potential for a home grown rotation--- wow--GO FIGURE!!!