Do they even need Barry Zito? Ask yourself that Irish.
ABSOLUTELY! They need another left-hander (or needed before they signed Pettitte). Zito is the best lefty on the market and a proven Cy Young/front of the rotation kind of guy. He's not "dominate" as Clemens, Pedro and others were in their early years but the man is a proven winner. I cannot understand why they'd take the health risk with Andy Pettitte instead of Zito. Sure Zito will cost more but he'll be more durable and they can sign him for longer. Again, they need another big lefty. If they signed Zito, they could have a rotation like:
1) Wang 2) Zito 3) Moose 4) Unit 5) Pavano/Igasawa
I'd feel much more confident in that rotation than with Pettitte (as much as I'm happy to see him in pinstripes again, he's gonna be another Jaret Wright)
