HOT STOVIN' IT: I find it emblematic of the Yankees-Red Sox relationship that the one time the Sox manage to swipe someone decent from under the Boss' nose, they come back with not one (Sheffield) but two big ol' signings (assuming Jeff Weaver-Kevin Brown doesn't also happen this week). My thoughts:
1. What the hell are they doing trading Nick Johnson?
This was my initial thought. I then compared his numbers to Alfonso Soriano's, and concluded that while Johnson has the better OBP, Soriano more than makes up for that deficit with good power numbers and speed (I mean, compare those SBs... seriously). Granted, Johnson was a better fielder and a more patient batter, but those things can be taught. And this does solve the having-two-equally-valuable-players-at-the-same-position problem they've had the last two seasons, and paying Giambi as much as they do, this was the only real solution.
2. Look at Vazquez. Sure, the W-L isn't too great (neither was Schilling's), but look at BAA (.229) and his WHIP (1.11). Those are Schilling numbers, kids, and he's 10 years younger, so less likely to get injured.
Go Yankees!
"Thou shalt not extinguish thine anger, but shall master it,
that thy conscience may not be blunted by adjustment
to wrong causes."
-The Dutch Ten Commandments to Foil the Nazis
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