Plus, Igawa got the seal of approval from Hideki Matsui. That's good enough for me.

This is great for the farm system, because it keeps Jeff Karstens and, more significantly, Phil Hughes from being brought up to full-time MLB action before they are ready. Karstens did a great job as the emergency starter last time, but he needs more development time. Hughes needs action at the AAA-level. The Yankees now have a number of *decent* pitchers who can hopefully hold their own. And if (more appropriately, when?) the dinosaurs like Johnson go down, we've got a couple of options.

But it should be noted that Phelps blows at fielding, and they could probably get a cardboard stand-up of Don Mattingly that would field better at 1B than either Giambi or Phelps.