.....and Kuroda is a Yankee too

[chancellor]

I can't believe that Kuroda took such a steep discount.

I can. He wants to be on a winning team. :rip:

[virgonomic]

He's almost immediately the #2 on that staff. I can't say I blame him just for the reason ou mention.l

I found it difficult to rank their 5 starters. I think you will see CC and Pineda 1-2 because they are power pitchers. Kuroda next because of experience, than Nova, and Freddy as the 5th starter.

[B-Fly]

Given the investment, I still think there's a chance they start the season with Burnett in the rotation rather than Freddy, but you never know. Hughes remains a huge asset in the bullpen. I'd love to see them convince an NL club to take a chance on Burnett if the Yanks take back a similarly-priced, bad-contract hitter and agree to pay a chunk of Burnett's salary (e.g., Soriano or Bay). And I actually think Burnett could be pretty solid in the NL.