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I really don't want to give up Hughes but if you really think about it, you're trading a guy who might be an ace for a guy who is arguably the best pitcher in baseball and is still 28 years old. We've been burned by pitching acquisitions in the past, but this is a special case. It gives us a big game pitcher, something we sincerely lack. If Pettitte returns, we'll be really, really tough to beat in the playoffs, especially a short series, which is where we've failed these past few years. I wouldn't want to face Santana, Pettitte and Wang in a short series.
If we get Santana and Pettitte returns, I can see the Yankees keeping Joba in the setup role for another year until Mussina peaces out. Santana/Wang/Pettitte/Kennedy/Mussina is pretty solid, and if we keep Joba in the pen in the 8th with Vizcaino in the 7th and Rivera in the 9th we'll be pretty fucking hard to beat.
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