The Yankees have one problem, and he sure is "big" ... get it?

Two bunt singles in the middle of Rangers rallies last night. I don't think CC even feigned an attempt to, you know, field a baseball in a professional baseball game.

The job title is "pitcher," not "fielder."

"Then again, it may just be the Yankees — after taking a pass on Cole Hamels and getting out-flanked by the Blue Jays on Price — who decide to address their sudden rotation crisis by further bolstering their bullpen with a third closer in design to shorten the games even more for their suspect starters. The Yanks began the day expecting the Dodgers and Cubs to be their primary competition for Price, only to be as shocked, as everyone else was, when the Blue Jays, who shocked everyone this week with their acquisition of Troy Tulowitzki, swooped in and landed the Tigers’ ace lefty for a trio of young lefthanders headed up by Toronto’s top pitching prospect, Daniel Norris. You have to wonder if the Pineda blow, coinciding with Price going to the Blue Jays, evoked some pangs of regret among the Yankee high command about passing on Hamels — especially after the Phillies, who are set to get back five high-end prospects from Texas for their coveted lefty, also threw $9.5 million into the deal to help offset some of the nearly $60 million owed Hamels through 2018."

Girardi is manager of the year and Cashman is GM of the year. So far.

The Yankees are in first place because they patiently stuck with crummy players: ARod, Teixeira, DiDi, Drew, Headley, Beltran, CC, McCann ...

Drew's time is pretty much up, but he has some value as a pinch hitter or defensive replacement.

CC has been given enough rope and it's time for him to switch places with Warren. A six-man rotation when Pineda comes back (with Warren instead of CC) sounds fine to me. I don't see anyone on the Yankees performing consistently following 100-pitch games.

Against all odds, the Yankees are getting productive seasons from (most of) their washed up veterans. At the same time, against all odds, they've rebuilt their farm system to some extent. At the same time, against all odds, their shaky new additions are paying off.

So you're going to de-rail this train because you want to rent Cole Hamels?