If Moose does have another good year in him, we might be talking about 280 career wins instead of the mid 260s. For a borderline HOFer, those extra dozen+ Wins are big. So I think Moose wants to go another year.

My guess is the comfort of staying on the Yankees would outweigh a few million extra, and he would give the Yankees a very good deal for one more year (ala Bernie).

So really the questions are:
How do Phil and IPK perform the rest of this year?
Is Andy a good option for 2009?
Aside from Horne, what other Kids are SPs, and will they be viable fopr 2009?

It almost NEVER hurts to have a little extra pitching. Even a 4.75 ERA/160 IP pitcher may be valuable as insurance next year.

My bet is next year Moose is wearing Pinstripes.

At this stage of his career, and given the age of his kids, I don’t think Mussina would ever play for a West Coast team. If anything, for him, I think it’s Yankees or Phillies – or, maybe, if we really wants the cash and the career wins, the Mets or Indians too. Maybe there’s a wild shot that he would pull a Cone or Wells and go to Boston. But, I don’t think the Red Sox really need him now.

Thats exactly why you let him walk. Get the 2 draft picks ( hopefully ) and say thank you for 8 quality years.

I think he has more good years in him though. Especially in the National League.
Mussina pitching for Torre or in San Diego could be interesting.