Yeah, unless the Yankees gave up a buttload, the thought of them adding Granderson and Jackson scares me quite a bit. Both those players add one or a few elements to what the Yankees need (dependable depth in the rotation, youth in the outfield) and would certainly make them quite a bit better.

I know it's been said, like, a billion times, but if the Red Sox truly plan to compete with the Yankees next season they're going to have to add a dynamic talent (Halladay, etc.) in addition to acquiring/re-acquiring Holliday/Bay.

I get what you're saying with the Jackson-Hermida comparison, but here's the difference: Jackson fills a definite need for the Yankees, while Hermida doesn't - and more than likely won't - for the Red Sox. While I agree that Jackson is really just an average AL starter, that is still clearly better than anything the Yanks had at their back of the rotation last season (which really was the only major hole for the team). Hermida is (still) a big talent, but it's very unlikely he'd be an upgrade over Bay this season, or that he'll go into this season as more than the team's 4th OFer. And needless to say, 4th OFers are pretty much never as valuable as starting pitchers.

Again, I get what you're saying with the comparison, but I don't think the two players are comparable when looking at the context of each of their respective situations.