he gave up 18 hits in 34 innings,a whip of 0.99 and the league batted only 1.53 off him and he is not even 27 yrs old.

AJ has top flight stuff and average command and control. When he is on, he is un-hittable. The movement on his FB to me is the biggest plus. When he is off, his stuff still gets to above average levels but the locations are off. His pure stuff is better than Sheets and Lowe factoring into the AL East competition. His command and control are below that of Sheets and Lowe. He has great swing and miss stuff to challenge a great hitting lineup. In terms of health, his delivery is very sound and appears effortless. He should be able to repeat his delivery nicely and avoid major shoulder surgery. AJ is the best reward vs. risk pitcher.

Sheets also has great stuff. Although I would rank his overall stuff a bit below AJ. His command and control are better than AJ. However, he is a max effort pitcher with out a smooth delivery. He is also not battle tested in the AL East. His FB although very good when he is healthy is very straight. Good hitters can time him. His overall health is not great especially recently. If Yankees can not get AJ, he would be the second choice to file the second rotation slot behind CC. In terms of reward and risk for Yankees, he is behind AJ.

Lowe at best is a #3 and #4 pitcher on a Championship level team. He will be 35 going to 36 I believe. His stuff is marginal at best. He does not have one pitch that can miss bats. He is very durable which is his strength. He pitches to contact and the infield defense must be great to maximize his return. His motion is easy and effortless. However, Yankees should be looking to put two strike out pitchers ahead of Wang. Lowe would be a safe bet to be a good pitcher with ERA around 4.50, IP 200 and K 120 with a potential record of 15-13.

Nothing is guaranteed with a short reliever, but Marte does have history on his side – he isn’t a Farnsworth Jeckyl & Hyde routine. He’s been consistently very good – and, at times, dominating. I don’t think we should base our opinion on his based on one bad stretch of pitching.

Hopefully, he isn’t the Dominican Torch! We don’t need a firestarter out of the pen.

“have decided to detain him for three years and $ 12 million.”

I think I would go to jail for three years also for 12 large! LOL!

It’s a bit unlikely that Marte would have received an offer from a team with an unprotected first round pick. They could have waited to find out, but there isn’t too much downside in bringing this particular pitcher back into the fold.

And from now on Marte will be known as the “Torch Dominican”

Their list of best tools is okay but there are a few glaring mistakes. The best hitter for average is Bradley Suttle? The guy who hit .270 in his first full season? I don’t see him projecting as more than a .270-.280 hitter in the majors. I think Montero has the most potential to hit for average in the majors; he’s the best overall hitter in the farm system.

Finally, BA’s 2012 lineup is a joke. Maybe their rules are to only include players that are within the franchise but theres no way Xavier Nady is our starting LF in 2012.