[Damian Rey]

Originally Posted by Vox Populi Wait, when did they acquire a second reliable starter? Burnett takes all of the heat, but after April last year, Hughes was putting up extremely comparable numbers to him.

They "acquired" him via the Rule 4 draft. His name is Phillip Hughes. I don't think he's lights out, but after CC and Pettite, he was there to lean on.

Originally Posted by Vox Populi There's been talk of a Liriano deal off and on throughout the offseason, but understandably the Twins are asking big for him.

I don't know if the Yankees would bite on that. The Twins, as you said, are justifiably asking for the moon, and I think theyre more likely to keep Liriano and either extend him for a reasonable price or take the draft picks when the time to make that decision comes. I do not think they're going to get hosed like they did with the Santana deal.

Originally Posted by Hardkore Kidd J He is a starter and he's close. But in my honest opinion he isn't 2011 close. He's maybe 2012 close or 2013 close. The kid just turned 20 years old this month and all though we may see some of our prospects I think he's got a year or two before he actually does anything in the majors. And Montero isn't gonna be starting just yet. His spring was so shitty they sent him back to the minors which I couldn't be more angry/upset/sad about. Gustavo Molina will be in Montero's place. Now will Montero be back? Most likely!

I'll have to do some more digging on him, then. Could've sworn I read somewhere that he could come up and pitch for the Yankees today. I'll have to scour my Keith Law prospect rankings. I don't think Montero going down is such a bad thing. Let him get some time in AAA to get going and build his confidence back up, and when he's ready, he will get his chance.