Pitching makes the baseball world go round. If you have it, you can still be playing as late as November. Remember 2015? The Cubs had a far better team than the Mets but Our Little Brothers (a Yankees term of affection for the Mets) had the better pitching. The Cubbies took their 97 wins home to dream of 2016.
But having pitchers is not what managers and owners need. No, what they really want is surety. The concept of Michael Pineda is extraordinary. His combination of size, skills and success makes any team salivate. They all know he could go out on any day and be the best pitcher in baseball.