OK - I'll Say It!

Is it just me or does the Yankees front office seem to make a major bonehead move involving one of their starting pitchers every year?

This year they opted against picking up Jon Lieber's $8 million option. Now if they are to resign Lieber (or replace him) it will cost at least $8 million per year but it have to be at least a 3-year contract!

Last year they neglected to offer Roger Clemens arbitration which made him a free agent. Sure they thought he was retiring but offering arbitration would have cost them nothing and they would have retained his rights. (You can also argue not resigning either Andy Petitte or David Wells as bonehead moves.)

The year before they traded Ted Lilly to get Jeff Weaver. We all know how well Weaver worked out for the Yankees. In the end - the Yankees basically traded Lilly for Kevin Brown (who they can't wait to get rid of) and now Lilly is perhaps the best left-handed starter in the AL East. Do you think the Yankees would love to swap Brown for Lilly today?