Well, after a much ballyhooed week of throwing money on the table at Cliff Lee, both the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers ended up coming home empty handed as the Philadelphia Phillies came out of nowhere to win the sweepstakes.
Now, the world seems to have stopped considering the fact that four nine-figure contracts have been doled out so far this offseason, and none of them are being paid for by the Yankees.
Well, all is not lost with New York yet. Sure, they have a rotation that can be considered shaky at best, with a considerable head case in A.J Burnett waiting to give up seven runs in any given inning and Andy Pettite remaining unsigned, but it’s not the end of the world.
The good news is that the failed experiment that was Javier Vazquez’s second stint in the Bronx is over, and Yankee fans will not have to deal with watching him yak away a game in the second inning.
There are still some veritable options out there to fill in for a season or two before either a trade happens or a young guy steps up to fill the role.
So, let’s take a look at the guys still out there who have the ability to step in and be the man somewhere near the back of the rotation for the season.