I think that Yankees rotation has about a 1% chance of looking like that. Mainly because Mike Mussina will retire and there is no way that the Yankees place their season in the hands of Hughes and Kennedy again.

I do think the Yanks will eventually bring back Pettitte, because one year of Pettitte is better than five of Burnett or four of Lowe for the type of money those two will want.

1. I definitely see the Yanks throwing a boatload of money at Sabathia as their ace.
2. Wang should slide right into the number two role which he is perfect for (eats innings at an above average rate).
3. Joba will slide into the third spot, however I doubt the Yanks get much more than 150 innings out of him next year. He only threw for 100 innings this year, and it's just not good for young pitchers to add too many innings from year to year.
4. Then I see Pettitte sliding into the forth spot in the rotation, he's good for 200 innings at league average run prevention. Just about what you want out of a 4th starter on a contending team.
5. Hughes could slide in the fifth spot, but since he's been rather inconsistent in the AFL, I think the Yanks brass will want him to start the year in AAA. I still think that Lowe and Burnett will end up costing too much, so I think it makes sense to try to find a fifth starter on a one year contract (someone better than Sidney Ponson please!) who can slide into the rotation if Hughes impresses and stays healthy in AAA and is promoted again. Even if Hughes does end up throwing 100 innings in the majors, the Yanks still need a decent 5th/6th starter to take some innings away from Joba so he doesn't get overworked.

I think the Yanks will end up trading Kennedy, possibly for a temporary center field fix, a first baseman if they don't sign Tex, or a backup catcher who could handle 300-400 at bats of Posada can't return back behind the plate.

Also, if the Yanks bring back Abreu, I think they would be smart to shop Xavier Nady and/or Matsui as well. Nady would actually probably bring back more in return than Matsui at this point of their careers, since he's younger, cheaper, and can actually play the outfield.

But anyway, the Yanks need five starters not named Hughes or Kennedy to start the year.

The creaky and oft-injured Yankees are desperate for pitching. I gotta believe we'll see a bunch of new names in pinstripes in April. 

Give Andy his one year deal, however make him the "new " Dave Rigetti. Andy could become the Yanks long reliever. If someone goes down Andy moves up.

Who really cares about the Yanks,they are old and ruin baseball. The owners have overpriced the game and players. They deserve what that have made for themselves.

I am a giant fan, so take that for what is worth. We had one of the worst teams this year. Now for you yankee fans you deserve what you get. You have priced ballplayers out of reach of the midlevel teams. Now you are getting old and a lot of us love it. You are the bums not the lovable bums {dodgers}.

The yankees will make the moves to get where they need to be.  My only issue is their drafting.  Seems to have been subpar lately.  If they fix that most problems will fix themselves.

So Jon Heyman of SI.com is reporting that the Oakland A's of all teams have just traded for Matt Holliday, though terms of the deal are not yet known.

I think Adam Hobson hit the nail on the head with regard to the Yankees' rotation. I think the possible fifth is (gasp) Carl Pavano.