Are The Red Sox Hearing Footsteps?

For once, I am really glad that the Boston Red Sox got their man.  The New York Yankees are understandably gun-shy when it comes to adding aged talent to their team.  In an recent article by Rob Abruzzese, it was brought to my attention that the Yankees were out-bid on John Smoltz.  Thank goodness—The Yankees are finally learning.  The last thing they need in their rotation is an aged fireballer that can't cut the mustard.  They traded away great prospects for Randy Johnson, they gave up ridiculous amounts of money for Kevin Brown, and  even traded for Al Leiter at the end of his career.  They got burned on all three deals and they put the Yankees deeper into a hole. The Red Sox signed 41-year-old Smoltz. He is injury prone and recovering. Down the stretch, he won't matter.  The Red Sox signed Brad Penny, he is an aged, recovering pitcher, as well. He won 16 games two years in a row, and after one injury-filled season, the Dodgers washed their ... (link)