As a longtime Yankees fan, I am not thrilled with the direction the team is going, they are getting more expensive and older, but Im not so sure they are getting better. Randy Johnson if healthy is dominant, but at his age, pitchers can lose it in the blink of an eye, and the Yankees just refuse to build up their farm system and keep their players, and IMO eventually that will bite Steinbrenner in the ass. Also the lineup needs more balance, too many free swingers and guys that arent fundamentally sound on the basepaths, and their defense isnt what it used to be either. Plus they brought in two pitchers from the National League over to the Americam League, which is usually not a recipe for success (rememeber Terry Mulholland Yankees fans?!)
As for the Red Sox, they will miss Pedro no matter how you slice it. The real wildcard of the Red Sox pitching staff will be Wade Miller, who has a LOT of talent and if he is right and adjusts to the AL, could be a force to be recokned with. And I still cannot figure out how the Cardinals could let Edgar Renteria go, still befuddles me.