Yanks Keep the Moose for Two Years at $23 Mil

Mike Mussina will stay in Yankee Stadium for the next two years after a deal for $23 million was reached.  A 2006 record of 15-7 and a 3.51 ERA in this era of offense, especially in the American League is pretty impressive, especially when you consider this guy is 38 years old.  Still, he gets it done for the Yankees in a big way.  If the 2006 playoffs was any indication, the Yankees need as much pitching as they can get. 

This is probably a no-brainer for the Yankees. They need pitching, period. Everyone does. And quality pitching at that. With Mussina, Johnson (if healthy), Wang, and Pavano (if healthy), the rotation should be in pretty good shape next season for the Yankees. Of course, with Pavano's recent inability to pitch, and Randy Johnson another year older, it is hard to know precisely how the Yankees' rotation will perform. Mussina was absolutely essential to the Yankees pitching puzzle for 2007, and from what the Yankees did, 2008 as well.