Yankees rotation rolling recently

The Yankees are proving why starting pitching is the most valuable asset to a team. They've almost completed a full cycle through the rotation of brilliant starts. The last four starts all have a few things in common, but one fact stands out the most.

Pitcher	Dec.	IP	H	ER	BB	K
Javier Vazquez	W	7	3	1	2	2
CC Sabathia	W	7.2	7	1	3	10
A.J. Burnett	W	7	5	2	2	3
Andy Pettitte	W	8	5	1	4	9

Although longevity is nothing to complain about, the most important thing is the W each starter has posted. Limiting the opposition to one or two runs every night will result in a ton of wins. I don't want to get too excited about this since we are talking about the Athletics and Mariners - two of the weakest offenses in baseball - but it's still quite impressive.

Phil Hughes will need to continue this stretch of great starts against June's AL Pitcher of the Month Cliff Lee tonight.