We Lieb You Baby. Now Don't Lieb Us
Common wisdom and experience says that a pitcher recovering from major arm surgery needs a full season before he regains his form. For that reason, anything the Yankees got from Jon Lieber this season would have been gravy. Well, after an up-and-down first half, Lieber gave the Yankees all the gravy they could have hoped for and then some. They have an $8 million option on him for next year. It's a no brainer that they pick it up or decline it in favor of a long-term deal. He and Moose could be the bedrock of a solid rotation with the right acquisitions in the off-season.