The Yankees will only need 3 or 4 pitchers. They could go with a rotation of CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, and Andy Pettitte. That's a team that would strike fear into the hearts of any opposing manager. Plus, if they were to acquire an arm today or tomorrow like Jarrod Washburn (no news on him at the moment), they could slide him in there as well.
Now what this also does, it allows the Yankees to put Joba back in the bullpen where you would have Hughes, Joba, and Rivera to end the game. That's quite possibly the most dominant bullpen the Yankees have ever had in the postseason. Think what it would mean. The starters would only have to go six innings, at which point you could bring in Hughes, then Joba, and finish it off with the greatest closer in postseason history. Plus, with the starters only having to go six, it gives them rest for when they'll have to pitch more.
You combine that with one of the best offenses in the majors, you got yourself a World Series champion.
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