As if Carl Crawford going to Boston wasn't a bad enough slap in the face to the Yankees, now they can add the Texas Rangers to their "holiday naughty list."
So the Yankees lost the bidding war for Cliff Lee, which is hard enough for Yankee fans to get over. But now, almost two days removed from Yankees GM Brian Cashman telling the media that the team is going to settle with the starting pitchers already on the team (and hopefully a returning Andy Pettitte), there are still two big-name pitchers left on the market.