Camp Winds Down

With a week away from the opener in Boston, some notes from Tampa.

All Spring it has been kind of quiet. This week it has heated up.

1. Phil Hughes the #5 starter. Most Yankee fans see him as a starter and Joba in the pen.

2. A Rod (above with Brian Cashman) says no to meeting with Federal Investigators about his relationship with Dr Tony Galea. Not good if he has nothing to hide. He should meet with the FBI and get this out of the way and off the back pages.

3. Chad Gaudin released. Kind of surprised here though he could be a great spot starter or one of the pieces out of the pen. I don't like this move.

4. They are only spring games but the team does not look like it is playing good. Not hitting and pitching poorly. Let's see what this week brings as the team heads north.

Fight For Five

Joba has started bad but pitched good in his last outing . Phil Hughes had a few good starts. Until Friday Chad Gaudin was looking good but after getting roughed up by Tampa. He could be out of the 5th spot. Alfred Aceves and Sergio Mitre have pitched well as they all try for the 5th and final spot in the Yankee rotation.

With two weeks till opening night in Boston the Yanks have some time to get their 5th spot.

Early in the season you don't need a fifth starter till the second week of the season. Most Yankee fans feel Joba is better in the pen and Hughes was made to be a starter. So far Javier Vasqez has pitched well and has won the # 4 spot. It looks like there is one spot and five guys still have a shot. We should know more by the end of the week.