Ok Dice-K Is Gone, What Now?

As DP reported yesterday Rice-K is gone, so the question is what happens now. Well, the Sox are going to have to hope that Lackey can comeback and be solid. He doesn't have to be great, but solid (ERA under 5 and win 50%), because otherwise the Sox will be filling two spots instead of one.

As for taking Dice-K's spot, for now if will be Wake/Aceves. They can hold on to it for awhile, but I don't see either as a long term solutions for the rest of the season. The guy that is interesting is Felix Doubront. He is finally healthy again and he has a 1.59 ERA and .172 batting average against in five starts for the PawSox.

The only problem I see for Doubront is if Hill is out for the season and the Sox don't find a guy to get lefties out. Dourbount did that pretty well last year against lefties (.189 BA), so they might need him to fill that role. I would rather they find someone else, and see what this kid can do starting, but we will have to wait and see, because the other option other then the 3 I have mentioned it Milwood and none of us feel like dealing with his 82 MPH fastball.

Please, Not The Millwood Road (UPDATED)

One veteran under consideration, a major-league source indicated Wednesday night, is righthander Kevin Millwood. The Sox were said to be inquiring whether Millwood would be willing to first pitch in Pawtucket, giving the Red Sox a chance to evaluate him further.

Peter Gammons of NESN was the first to report the team's interest in Millwood.

I know we lost 2 pitchers but lets not do this to ourselves. We were laughing at the Yankees when they did this, lets not put ourselves in the same position. Kevin Millwood sucks, last year he was a whopping 4-16 with a 5.10 ERA. I'm fine with Wake and Aceves at the back end of our rotation until Lackey and Dice come back. Or if we are to get a pitcher lets acquire a good one or decent one like one of the White Sox guys or fuck it trade our farm for Felix. Yea, I'm going fantasy baseball, lets trade the rest of our farm system for Felix. Anything but Millwood.


***UPDATE***

Sorry DP, it's Millwood time, as the Red Sox signed Kevin Millwood. They also signed lefty Franklin Morales from Colorado and designated Hideki Okajima for assignment. We all know Millwood sucks. He throws like 85 MPH, so I'm not going to waste my breathe. Morales isn't anything special either, but the Sox needed a lefty and Okajima is all wasted up. Morales is just 25, but he has trouble with his control at times. Last year though he was able to hold lefties to a .171 batting average, so hopefully he can have some value.

Yankees To Sign Kevin Millwood

"After an extended courtship, the Yankees signed Kevin Millwood to a minor league deal, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com (on Twitter). Freddy Garcia or Bartolo Colon will still start the season as the Yankees' No. 5 starter behind C.C. Sabathia, Phil Hughes, A.J. Burnett and, it seems certain, Ivan Nova (MLBTradeRumors)."

Hahahaha, oh my sides hurt I'm laughing so hard. DP and I were talking about Millwood the other day and I said that I thought he was done and he would be the Jermaine Dye of this season. Everyone would wait around for him to sign, and then no one would. Little did I know the Yankees still think it's 1998, and thus are signing every washed up pitcher they can get their hands on.

This guy has had an ERA under 5.00 once in the last 4 season, and last season went 4-16. Sure, he throws strikes, but in Yankee Stadium this guy is going to get lit up like "Way Back" Wasdin at Fenway back in the day. I guess at this point depth is depth and there aren't any better free agents, but I really hope there aren't any Yankee fans that are excited about this signing.

Yankees About To Sign More Crap? (UPDATED)

It starting to sound that way....

"The Yankees have added Bartolo Colon and Freddy Garcia in the last week, but the team is still in contact with Kevin Millwood, reports Sports Illustrated's Jon Heyman (Twitter link). It could be that the Yankees just want to give themselves as many veteran starting options as they can, or, as Heyman opines, "they're growing more worried" that Andy Pettitte will retire. Pettitte's retirement would leave the Bombers with two open rotation spots that would be contested between Colon, Garcia, Sergio Mitre, Andrew Brackman, Ivan Nova and potentially Millwood (MLBTradeRumors)."

Wow Cliff Lee really did a number on this team, huh? Last year Millwood was 4-16 with a 5.10 ERA. It really does seem like the Yankees are just going to sign as many pitchers that used to be good and hopes one bounces back. Out of the 3 old fart (Colon, Millwood, and Garcia) I would say Garcia has the best shot. I still think Pettitte will eventually be back, but if I was a Yankees fan I would really be worried with all these signings.

***UPDATED***

Sources say Andy Pettitte will announce his retirement Friday!

HAHAHAHAHA, goodbye Yankees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!