Originally posted by ronnierocketAGO: Is Yanks losing Johnson a bigger disaster for them than say Pedro for the Mets?
DEBATE!
I dare you, for I am the Master Debater!
Yes, because Johnson has been 17-11 for the Yankees this year, while Pedro has gone 9-8.
As aforementioned, Pedro was of little help to the Mets, while Johnson, despite being the Shrunken Unit, still performed fairly well. He's not dominating, he's not even the Yankee ace anymore, but he did have flashes of brilliance sprinkled in between mediocrity.
In the playoffs, this means the Yanks will need to go:
Wang Moose Wright Lidle/Rasner/Karstens (?) Wang
in a five-game series.
Which means now Wright will have to pitch, whereas with Johnson in the rotation, he might not have had to.
