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Let’s play the what if game…..If you pretend that the Yankees make the following moves after 2003….
1. Resign Pettitte
2. Trade Weaver/N. Johnson/J. Rivera for Javier Vasquez
(Rotation would have been Mussina, Pettitte, Vasquez, Lieber, Contreras/Hernandez)
then after 2004 they…
1. Resign Lieber and
2. Resign El Duque
Rotation this year would have been….Mussina, Pettitte, Vasquez, Lieber and El Duque (with [...]

2005-2006 Potential Free Agents
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Based only on players currently under a contract through the 2005 season. x-club option for 2006; m-mutual option for 2006; y-player option for 2006.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
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ANAHEIM (3): Paul Byrd, rhp; Bengie Molina, c; Tim Salmon, of.
BALTIMORE (5): Chris Gomez, ss; m-Steve Reed, rhp; B.J. Ryan, lhp; x-Sammy Sosa, of; B.J. Surhoff, of.
BOSTON (9): [...]

Since this season is over, I want to focus on the Yanks of 2006.
On November 1st 2005, Hideki Matsui is re-signed to a three year contract.
On November 21st 2005, the Yankees trade Gary Sheffield and Eric Duncan to Tampa Bay for Rocco Baldelli and Aubrey Huff.
On December 1st 2005, Bernie Williams is [...]

Could mark the end of the season. The pitching has been disastrous all year and this week and next week we have the White Sox, Texas, Tampa and White Sox. Given past history and the weak pitching staff. This has the smell of a 6-7 two week period. I hope that [...]

Tonight’s matchup is interesting with Mussina going against El Duque, who will be especially motivated to beat the Yankees. I think the crowd will cheer him when he comes out.

Since as Joe wrote earlier we are dependent on Mussina, Small, Chacon and Leiter, I suggest we substitute Moe, Curly, Larry and Shemp and at least get some yuks as we struggle with this makeshift rotation. Boy, I bet the Chisox can’t wait to prove they are the real deal against the [...]

By the way. The 3.5 defecit that the Yankees currently face is directly attributable to the record against Kansas City NY 0-3 Boston 3-0. NY record against Tampa (3-7 compared to Boston’s 8-4) is offset by Boston’s record against Toronto (3-8 compared to NY’s 5-3). The rest of the comparisons are [...]

And to make matters worse, Randy’s back is ailing again. He may miss his next start, and will probably have this problem for the rest of the year. So our playoff hopes rest with Mussina, Leiter, Small and Chacon. As for the bull pen… Embree looked better, but Sturtz and Gordon are [...]

News from my fantasy league on these players:
Pavano
Aug 8 Yankees right-hander Carl Pavano will skip his next rehabilitation start and have his injured right shoulder examined by specialist Dr. James Andrews, according to the Associated Press. “It’s not good,” manager Joe Torre said. “He just felt his shoulder didn’t feel right.” Pavano hasn’t pitched for [...]