Current Projected Opening Day Starting Lineup

SP - CC Sabathia

SP - Hiroki Kuroda

SP - Andy Pettitte

SP - Phil Hughes

SP - Ivan Nova

CP - Mariano Rivera

SU - David Robertson

MR - David Aardsma

MR - Joba Chamberlain

MR - Cody Eppley

MR - Boone Logan

MR - Clay Rapada

C - Chris Stewart

1B - Mark Teixeira

2B - Robinson Cano

SS - Derek Jeter

3B - Kevin Youkilis

LF - Brett Gardner

CF - Curtis Granderson

RF - Ichiro Suzuki

DH - Delmon Young

BN - Chris Dickerson

BN - Francisco Cervelli

BN - Eduardo Nunez

BN - Jayson Nix

BOLDED are predictions that we will sign.

There is no such thing as a bad minor league deal in my opinion so here is a list of guys that, if willing to sign, I would throw out minor league deals and invites to:

LHP Mike Gonzalez

RHP Cory Wade

RHP Peter Moylan

RHP Derek Lowe

LF Johnny Damon

CF Grady Sizemore

2B Placido Polanco

World Series caliber team? Probably not in my opinion. The pitching seems to be stacked on paper but that lineup and bench should not scare many anymore. Granted Alex Rodriguez will be back in June or July but how will he come back? After a second hip surgery we cannot really count on him for anything much like we cannot count on Michael Pineda at all either. Although at the same time Pineda and Alex Rodriguez may be the best mid season additions that we can make and they will not cost a thing.

Also obviously we have many trade pieces including David Phelps, Adam Warren, and all of our lower level guys that could fetch us big time pieces like Chase Headley or Justin Upton but I think Cashman would have already gotten that done had it been plausible.

I am really worried about the 2013 season but then again it is December 11th so I will wait patiently and hope for the best, but I am preparing for the worst. Maybe the Mayans were right... the Yankees are not spending after all.