Andy Pettitte is now the top Yankee lefty starter. I expect he could win as many games as Johnson given similar run support. Kei Igawa replaces Pavano who gave nothing last season and Jaret Wright who filled in at times with excellence. Igawa may be able to get 12 wins and replace Wrights win total. Both Pettitte and Igawa figure to reduce the burden on the bullpen...Johnson had a high number of low inning starts and ineffective starts.
Mussina and Wang could each duplcate last years performance with similar results leaving the nig mystery as Pavano..the Yankees have options there in order: Rasner, Karstens, Sanchez, and Hughes..or they could sign Clemens or trade for a Number 1 from Minnesota, Oakland, or Florida where their abundance of good young arms and position players and young hitters would be enough to get a high priced starter. The Yankees believe they can succeed with good starting pitching behind their offense if they have a deep bullpen. Adding Vizcaino deepens the pen to the point where they have Bruney, Britton, Farnsworth, Rivera, Proctor, and Vizcaino coming off 50 plus appearances last season.. a solid base.
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