Santana was the right decision

Joba, Hughes, Kennedy, and Wang will form the core of a new Yankee streak of divisional and league success. Hopefully as Yankees rather than traded players emerged as stars elsewhere. The Yankees passed on Santana for the right reasons: they were being held up by Minnesota[ the Met package paled to the Yankee proposal] and the man himself is a risk, so much in one pitcher is a risk [kevin brown, carl pavano, mike hampton...on and on]. The alternative was important and attractive...young power arms are a good bet in the AL against so many power swingers and poorly skilled hitters; and the farm system players need to see that they have a chance to wind up in pinstripes. Now the Yankees can see if they can stay alive until the second half and grow stronger as their young arms gain confidence and experience. The plan has an incomplete section..the bullpen needs to find four arms to carry the five inning starts and high pitch counts of these young pitchers; again young arms are in abundance:Karstens, Rasner, Ohlendorf and Marquez for starts and then there are the returners Bruney and Britton.
So there will be important innings in the spring and the test of Yannkee field judgement will begin early, when ball meets mitt in a few weeks... exciting prospects for a great season....