I know hickory and the Yankee minions will hate this but they are a team with lots of declining (aging) players and pitchers that are a bit too inexperienced to get them through. I am a little worried that Cashman wont be fired and they may actually get through this year without killing Hughes, Chamberlain and Kennedy. Girardi left the Marlins staff in shambles and will kill these guys without Cashman watching over his shoulder. Damon, Giambi, Matsui and Abreu are all in decline, Posada almost has to regress, Mariano has slipped the last 2 years, the bullpen is still shaky outside of Joba, the right side of the infield is like Swiss cheese when Giambi plays 1st. Obviously ARod and Jeter are solid but they dont really have an ace like Cleveland, Boston, Detroit and the Angels (yes Scuds Lackey) and as soon as the pitchers get touched up a little Hank will go crazy and blame Cashman for not getting Santana. It will be fun to watch.
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