They re-signed their captain/franchise in Derek Jeter, re-signed their HOF closer Mariano Rivera, signed Rafael Soriano, signed Pedro Feliciano, signed Russell Martin, AND THEN...signed Mark Prior, Bartolo Colon, and Freddy Garcia.
As of this point, the Yankees certainly have a good lineup, and have a hell of a bullpen. But the starting rotation will either sink the Yankees very quickly or keep them afloat long enough for Brian Cashman to pull the trigger on a trade to grab a #1 or #2 quality arm. As of now I do not believe this is a playoff team. They still will be very competitive and be very good, but as of right this second the Red Sox are the leaders on paper out of the AL East. On a side note, after this off-season, Red Sox fans have NO right to pull the "Yankees buy championships" liner after the amount of money they just spent this off-season! They are just as guilty of pouring money out.
So as of now, Yankees are JUST short of making the playoffs in my eyes. But they are one trade away, in my opinion, of being a real contender.
If you want a neat little prediction from me, I can see the bombers going out and getting Josh Johnson! Why you ask? Well the Marlins traditionally do not keep and pay off their talent. I know the Marlins just signed him to a lengthy deal last season, but if another team will take that contract off their hands, I can see the Marlins allowing that to happen, especially if they still have Hanley Ramirez as a marketing tool for that organization.
So there's my predictions and vision so far. I'll be posting more stuff as we move closer to opening day! Feel free to leave comments! GO YANKS!!!!
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