Life's a pitch for kids, cash and Yankees

Johan Santana had another quality start on Sunday for the Mets. The two young guys who were untouchable over the winter on the Yankees, Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy, are off the team's active roster right now after giving up about one run per inning.

It is very early, but you would not want to be Brian Cashman on the final year of his contract with Hank Steinbrenner reading the box scores over your shoulder. Despite all the solid moves Cashman has made over the years involving position players, he has done nothing to convince anybody that he knows much about starting pitching. Continue