Jittery Yankees About to Throw Bad Money After Good
By Howard Megdal ~ November 18th, 2008. Filed under: Digest Contributors, Howard Megdal.
The Yankees took the no-brainer approach to improving their pitching staff, making an undisclosed but reportedly huge offer to C.C. Sabathia. But on the heels of that offer, Hank Steinbrenner confirmed that New York is preparing bids for both A.J. Burnett and Derek Lowe, with the idea that adding both would provide the security missing from the starting rotation in 2008.
Unfortunately for the Yankees, while Sabathia represents the addition of a workhorse pitcher likely in his prime, both Burnett and Lowe are far less certain. In fact, the risk of adding both could have negative ramifications, not just for 2009, but for years to come
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