What would I do?

I would still count on Wang. But,in my mind, he’s now – or should be – counted on as being a #3 or #4…and not your ace.

And, if he comes back as an ace…all the better.

The details of my plan? Build a time-machine, go back in time, and trade Hughes, Kennedy and Melky for Santana, to start…

Steve, instead of couching you analysis in language that uses the words “may” and rhetorical questions, why don’t you come out with a proposed back-up plan? Who do you want signed? Who do you wanted moved to up or down to AAA and ready to fill on on the major league roster? It’s time for more concrete details.

aliado – thanks. I’ll correct that.

Rich M – playing catch and having no pain standing around, and having the injury be sound enough to make 30+ starts over a major league season are two different animals.

“Dude, that’s a pretty poor plan.”

again, like i said, you personally may not have liked it. in hindsight, it may look like a poor plan, but it was a plan and going into the season, recognizing they understood it would lean heavily on the development of their young pitchers, it was a good plan.

they were like 10 arms deep, and used every resource they had to, and if the offense scored a couple more runs, it was a plan that would have been good enough to get into the postseason.

you dont like it because you dont like Cashman.

but i agree with the notion that id like to see 2 veteran guys added to the rotation this offseason.

So, you are basing your concerns on two articles written in June. How about you find something a little more recent. this is from Pete Abe’s site in Sept.

“CMW is feeling pretty good these days. He’s out of his boot and has tossed the crutches. For the last week or so, he has been playing catch and is hoping to go on the road trip.

“Everything feels good,” Wang said last night, looking down at his right foot. “No pain.”

The plan is for Wang to head down to Tampa for a few weeks when the season is over and work his way up to throwing a bullpen or two. Once he throws off the mound, he’ll return to Taiwan. He will train at a facility in Arizona in January and plans to arrive in spring training in great shape, ready to throw.

Just to remind you that CM Wang did not undergo surgery. The foot injury took longer than expected to heal. Bruney was the one got surgery recommendation and decided not to go into it.

Dude, that’s a pretty poor plan.
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How so? There were 8 options listed?

Going into the season, the rotation was supposed to be

Wang
Pettitte
Mussina
Hughes
Kennedy

Joba was in the pen, waiting to transition into the rotation sometime during the year, either taking Mussina’s spot, or Kennedy or Hughes depending on innings limits.

There were a backlog of arms in the minors, the aforementioned Kartsens, Wright, Horne, Rasner, etc, etc, etc.

Having said that, I agree the Yanks need to acquire at least two starters (FA, trade, in-house), and depending on how ST goes will see whether Hughes and Kennedy starts @ SWB or NY. Personally, I think Joba starts the year in the pen again (unless the Yanks are having him prepare to start next year).

It’s like saying “If I lose my hair, as a back-up, I have that dead rat over in the corner that I can staple to the top of my head to make sure no one notices my bald spot…”

lol

~~you may not have liked their options, but the plan was there…~~

Dude, that’s a pretty poor plan.

It’s like saying “If I lose my hair, as a back-up, I have that dead rat over in the corner that I can staple to the top of my head to make sure no one notices my bald spot…”

Is that a plan? Yeah. A good one? Heck no.

Well said Scout.