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Why not? I could easily see A-Rod hitting 50 or even 60 home runs. He's hit 50 before. He's one of the best hitters of all time, and one of the best home run hitters of all time. There's no denying his talent. If anyone could do it, he could.
We'll be fine. There's no need for alarm right now. We had a crap April last year and I believe the year before. We just got Matsui and Wang back. Mussina will be back soon, and so will Pavano (hopefully). Hughes is the best pitching prospect in all of baseball. Pettitte has been solid and should continue to be. There's no need to worry about Rivera or Jeter's defense.
The pen is overworked, that's why they keep blowing games. Once Wang, Mussina and Pettitte (possibly Hughes and Pavano too) give the pen some rest they'll improve. I envision the rotation as shaping out like this:
Wang
Mussina
Pettitte
Hughes
Pavano
Shift Igawa to the pen as the long man, DFA Myers and sign Ron Villone, who tore it up in spring. Rest Vizcaino, Proctor and Bruney a bit. Let Bruney pitch in more pressure situations, he's money. He could even take Farnsworth's job if he keeps it up and Farnsworth keeps sucking ass. And hey, who knows about Clemens. Wild card right now.
The bats have been fine. A-Rod obviously is having one of the best seasons ever to this point but people overlook how good Posada has been. Abreu, Jeter (though not for power), Cano and Phelps are all hitting, Damon is coming around and Giambi is coming back huge. Matsui should start raking soon too.
April might be a wash but I think we're going to heat up soon.
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