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Yankees Offseason Talks: Will Gio Gonzalez Solve Their Pitching Woes?

Yankees, like most teams in baseball, are in the hunt for prime pitching this offseason.  Though their rotation was decent in 2011, it has to be improved with both talent and youth in order to succeed in both the immediate and long-term futures. 

One of the earliest signs of management life this winter was the alleged move to trade for then-Giants pitcher Jonathan Sanchez. It sounded like a good idea, as Sanchez went 13-9 in 2010, with the lowest hits-per-inning rate in the National League (6.6).

Yankees’ general manager Brian Cashman has since made it known that these trade rumors were false, which is frankly a good thing.  Sanchez ended up being traded to the Kansas City Royals for New York-favorite Melky Cabrera, who ...

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