Pettitte and Wang have track records in the bigs. And to say you wouldnt take the guy who was 2nd in the CY voting last yr at the same age as Mats is overstepping his value at this point.
And when I say Mats was decidedly average, it is mostly based on his pitching, not his results. As I said before, Pavano had that start in Minny where the first 3 innings, he was missing in bad locations and he didnt get shelled. DMats was all over the place with his curve, they didnt hit him as hard as they could have. Whereas when he was throwing vs KC, I dont think any team hits him hard, he was that good. Right now, DMats is showing a nice transition to the majors and giving the sox innings, which is all you can ask for. If the japanese track record bears out and his control is consistent, then his arsenal and his heat will be very tough to beat.