Not planning for the future? I guess you haven't heard of Chien-Ming Wang, Jeff Karstens, J. Brent Cox, Matt Smith, Eric Duncan, Phil Hughes, Melky Cabrera, Kevin Thompson, and the slew of other minor leaguers who are coming up through the Yankees farm system (Wang who is obviously with the team now, Smith recently called up).

I'm not worried, especially if we can get Clemens back for the mid-season haul. And no, Clemens will not return to Boston, a.) because he didn't like the treatment he received when he returned there from the asshole fans and b.) because he still has ties to New York or Houston, whereas in Boston, the players he was with are long gone.

I find it interesting that a few months ago, Boston fans hung their heads and sang "woe is me" when Epstein left, Damon was gone (conveniently going from team leader to a "aging center fielder"), and the only guys worth mentioning were Ortiz, Varitek, and Manny Ramirez. Yet, now you have "depth." Quite fascinating. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens with the mohawk closer and the rest of the Red Sox this year.