Sabathia came out recently and said he'll "play anywhere" but I agree, he wants to play on the West Coast. I'd rather see them throw big money at Manny and Texiera, and go after second tier guys like Burnett (just got done pitching an entire year healthy, so a good risk), Lowe (a nice #3 or #4 in the AL East) and possibly Sheets (higher risk than Burnett). You'll need more or less depending on whether Mussina and/or Pettitte retire.

Ideally:

Sabathia
Wang
Chamberlain
Lowe
Hughes

Less Ideally:

Wang
Burnett/Sheets
Chamberlain
Lowe
Hughes

Sort-of Ideally:

Wang
Chamberlain
Lowe
Mussina
Hughes

Not Very Ideally:

Wang
Chamberlain
Lowe
Pettitte
Hughes

Crap:

Wang
Chamberlain
Pettitte
Mussina
Hughes

I'd honestly let Dandy Andy go. He...is done. Mussina? Try to get him to come back, but Lowe is a must-have if he retires. Chamberlain and Hughes both will be in the rotation next year, no question. Wang leads. Burnett and Sheets are injury prone which means you need Lowe if you get either one of them to supplant in emergency.