I was kidding about Hank, that's why I put the 
Hughes and Kennedy have yet to live up to their hype, injuries are a part of a players make up, and tons of players with great potential have the injury bug. Not saying that will be the fate of Kennedy and Hughes ( they are both great prospects) but it's a valid point. Does Hughes still have an era over nine? Projections are great, but show me substance at the pro level. I would take Lester and Clay over Kennedy and Hughes any day of the week , and twice on Sundays. I remember you telling me a website you where getting information from didn't have Pedrioa or Ellsbury as blue chip prospects. Dustin is going to his first all star game this year, Ellsbury played key roles in the sox world series win, and both are the future of the franchise. I want to see it on the field, you know what I mean?
I think the trade for Santana would have been a great move for the Yankees.....and they will def go after Sabathia. The Yankees are far from out of it, but I don't think they are going to contend for a title this year.
Finally - baseball discussion.
Lester and Buccholz over Hughes and Kennedy RIGHT NOW, yes, I would agree. Actually, maybe even going forward since Kennedy isn't supposed to be as good as either Lester or Buchholz, but I'm still going to stick to Hughes for the long haul. At the ML level, Hughes had a no hitter into the 7th vs. Texas until he pulled a hamstring, and pitched very well that September he came back, including a playoff game. This year, he sucked, but it was discovered he had cracked ribs and was trying to pitch through it. Hopefully he'll come back now with lowered expectations from everyone and be able to be a #4-5 to begin and work his way. People forget he's only 21 years old, much younger than any of the other three pitchers mentioned. I'll also say that I am surprised that Lester's been able to keep the walks down recently, a problem that's plagued him throughout his MLB and MiLB career.
Ellsbury #'s don't put him anywhere near the hype RSN had over him. He did contribute in the playoffs very well last year, and will be a decent player for the sox, but not a superstar like he was hyped to be. Right now he's slightly below a league average hitter. People didn't want to part with him for Santana, which is ludicrous.
Pedroia has played very well, so I won't argue too much there, but I'll say it took an incredible, unsustainable hot streak to get his numbers up, and he should be the alternate 2b All Star starter to Ian Kinsler this year. He's really good at hitting fastballs, though. I'm surprised how he's able to get ahead of them with such a gigantic swing.
