One of our resident Red Sox fans, Frank Malzone, recently suggested that the Yankees' recent acquisitions merely make the Yanks competitive with the Red Sox and Rays.
The Yanks finished 6 back of Boston and 8 behind Tampa last season.
Before I compare rotations and lineups, I wanted to check out the teams' overall performances against each other.
| W | L | |
| NYY v. TB | 11 | 7 |
| NYY v. Bos | 9 | 9 |
| TB v. Bos | 10 | 8 |
So the three teams pretty much played each other dead even over the season; the Yanks went 20-16 against the others. 9 of those losses were save situations- if the new additions turn 2 of those losses into wins we're two games closer to the playoffs.