y228, I expected an up and down yr from Hughes, a streaky yr from Burnett, a dominant yr from CC, a solid yr from Pettitte and a 200IP 4.5ERA season from Vazquez. They started off like gangbusters, but the rotation has pretty much settled out like I expected. Hughes is gonna be good for either a shutdown start or a poor one from here on out. Burnett just needs to get hot, then he'll run with it.
To be honest with you, I dont think we need a starter at all. In the playoffs, you need 4 starters. I am cool with CC, AJ and Pettitte. The other one being either Hughes or Vazquez is okay with me too. I think we need a dominant reliever. Robertson is filling into the 7th inning role really well, but our 8th inning is a mess. And since Girardi pretty much outright refuses to remove Joba from that role, we are gonna need to force his hand. I've heard Lidstrom, Nunez, Soria, etc. We need SOMEONE so we can lessen Joba's role and hopefully have him recapture some of his magic