Published on Saturday, December 26, 2009
By DANIEL BARBARISI
It had barely been a week since the Boston Red Sox picked up John Lackey and lay claim to the paper crown for best rotation in baseball, when the New York Yankees predictably struck back, adding Javier Vasquez to an already strong rotation and setting up what promises to be a year-long battle for rotation supremacy in the American League East.
Big offense is as much a part of Yankee-Red Sox lore as are monsters and monuments, and their offenses are still potent. But in 2010, it's the pitching that should define their annual dogfight. And when it comes down to that pitching, adding Vasquez to the back end of the New York rotation may give the Yankees a tiny edge in this arms race.
Comparing projected pitching staffs of CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Andy Pettitte, Vasquez, and potential fifth starter Phil Hughes versus a Boston rotation of Josh Beckett, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Clay Buchholz and Daisuke Matsuzaka is like comparing a BMW to a Mercedes: you can't go wrong either way
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