The Yankees didn’t exactly set the world on fire during the early part of last season, having to rely such pitchers as Igawa, Rasner, Karstens, Wright, DeSalvo, etc.

Early in Torre’s tenure, he feuded with Michael Kay, among others. Later in Torre’s tenure, he accused Kim Jones of being fed questions by YES/Yankee higher ups, even though the questions she asked were eminently reasonable.

My guess is that Klapisch’s source is Damon. As Y76 pointed out, the biggest problem with this team is the impotent offense. Some of these veterans need to have their butts moved out of town if they won’t be accountable.

What exactly are we supposed to be wondering? If it hadn’t been for better conditioning in spring training, the same players wouldn’t be hurt now?

“Without [Hughes and Kennedy] pitching the way we expected, you’re talking about .500, tops…”

Maybe I’m just a little tired this morning, but I have no idea what this quote is supposed to mean. They ARE a .500 club now (ok, 2 games under because they have lost the last two, but they basically ARE a .500 club after their first month of play). If Hughes and Kennedy had pitched closer to expectations, they might be a .600 club, even with the offense’s inability to score runs. So, I have no idea what this quote is trying to say, unless Klapisch left something out.

The only positive thing I can say is that I can’t see it getting much worse than this. The offense has to get better. A-Rod will come back soon, then Jorge. Rasner and possibly Igawa can’t be any worse than Hughes and Kennedy have been.

My sense is they will make a move for a decent starting pitcher who can eat innings (like Kevin Millwood or Bronson Arroyo). They’ll give up prospects and swallow a lot of someone’s contract.

I was just thinking about this but since it’s harder to warm up in the cold and get loose, wouldn’t that make the Yankees more likely to have leg injuries by pulling something?

The last two seasons we have seen alot of those types of injuries and this isn’t a young team so you would think it would be even more likely to happen.

Both Hughes and Kennedy have been disappointing and that comes from someone who was only expecting 5-6 innings out of them a game.

Hopefully, Rasner will be able to provide innings at the very least. I do think it’s funny that people were asking how the Yankees are going to replace Hughes. Um, it shouldn’t be too hard to replace a pitcher who can’t pitch more than 4 or 5 innings. I mean that’s about as bad as it gets. I would imagine that if Rasner can throw strikes he will be good for 5 innings minimum.