The Yankees Find Themselves In A Conundrum

A lot of things confuse me in life.  Examples... girls who complain about the snow in the Midwest, bros who wear earmuffs, and the New York Yankees offseason. The Yanks tried to get Cliff Lee.. fail and that became the only free agent they pursued.  The Yanks did pick up Rafael Soriano, Freddy Garcia, Mark Prior, and Bartolo Colon. Three of those guys have had significant arm injuries and haven't been worth a damn in years.  Finally, a guy they were relying on who is 38 mind you, Andy Pettitte decided to retire this Friday, great moves all around!

The Yankees screwed themselves over big time. Their arch rival Boston Red Sox have become five times better this offseason, the Tampa Bay Rays have young pitching all over the place, and don't sleep on the Toronto Blue Jays. I saw a New York Post writer say they had the best offseason of any team in Major League Baseball in his opinion. I have a feeling the Yankees will not finish higher than .500 if they do not make any sort of moves. 

The team they have right now gives me a 2010 Milwaukee Brewers feel. A ton of offense, and no pitching whatsoever. Granted, C.C. Sabathia is a top five pitcher, which will improve their record but after Phil Hughes, who do they have?  A.J. Burnett is proving me right by being a complete bust, and then.. Sergio Mitre and Garcia. That is more disappointing than a horror movie without nudity. The Yanks exhausted the minor league system and do not have any prospects therefore one injury to Sabathia or Hughes will hurt them. 

As much as I hate the Yankees, this sucks. You know why? When the Brewers are off to an amazing start, and the Yanks struggle out the gate, what do you think the media will talk about?  Is Cashman out?! Girardi on the hot seat!  It will be an interesting dynamic, but I don't need SportsCenter to cover it for 20 minutes in May.  

-Charlie