The Yankees have went to a three man rotation for the A.L.C.S. and C.C. Sabathia has responded big time. He has started 3 games for the Yankees so far this post season and he is 3-0 with a 1.19 ERA and a 0.88 WHIP. Part of his success is the fact that he has been pounding the strike zone only walking 3 batters while whiffing 20 of them in 22 2/3 innings. Signing Sabathia over the winter looks like money well spend for the Yankees.

C.C. Sabathia and A.J. Burnett are a combined 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP in their first couple of starts in the playoffs wearing Yankee uniforms. They have worked a combined 12 2/3 innings allowing 11 hits, 2 earned runs, walking 5 batters and whiffing 14. If they keep pitching like this the Yankees might just win #27.

39-year old righty closer Mariano Rivera just seems to be getting better with age. He has pitched in 60 games for the Yanks this season and he is 3-3 with 40 saves, a 1.94 ERA and a 0.91 WHIP. The Sandman has whiffed 66 batters in 60 1/3 innings while only allowing 44 hits. He is #2 on the All-Time Saves list in major league history with 522 of them. He is 66 saves behind Trevor Hoffman and it will be interesting to see if Rivera will want to pitch long enough to best him or not.

26-year old righty reliever Alfredo Aceves has done a great job for the Yankees this season. He has pitched in 38 games (1 start) for the Yankees this season and he is 10-1 with 1 save, a 3.72 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP. He pitches to contact which makes the fact that he has only allowed 62 hits in 75 innings is truly amazing. Aceves often works multiple innings early in games giving the Yankees a chance to come back and that explains his sprakling record.

23-year old righty pitcher Phil Hughes has excelled at his new role as a reliever. In 30 games out of the bullpen for the Yankees, Hughes is 2-1 with 1 save, a 1.18 ERA and a 0.84 WHIP. In 38 innings as a reliever, Hughes has only allowed 22 hits, walked 10 batters and whiffed 48 showing how nasty his stuff has been. Overall, Hughes numbers look pretty good but it appears that the Yankees have found a home in the bullpen for Hughes. Hughes has now pitched in 37 games (7 starts) for the Yankees this season and he is 5-3 with 1 save, a 3.22 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP.