Young Yankee Power Rotation?

I subscribe to TINSTAAPP (There Is No Such Thing As A Pitching Prospect), which I think reminds baseball fans of the fleeting nature of some prospects. The Yankees have certainly had a tough time developing pitching since the glory days. Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain and Ian Kennedy ended up more like Generation K than I think all of us would have liked.

Still, while that's the case, there is the potential for a great season from the Yankee's young starters. Could Tanaka, Nova and Pineda be the real deal?

The Yankees deal for Pineda was one that left me hoping that we ended up on the positive side of the ledger. Like many fans, I had grown to love Jesus Montero, and he showed some flashes of incredible brilliance while he was with the team. Still, Montero hasn't done much for the Mariners these last few years. His signature power seems to have disappeared. All the stats were bad. Consider the following:

Jesus Montero, 2013:

ISO: .119
wOBA: .263
wRC+: 62

That's horrific. The man doesn't walk (which we suspected would be an issue), his power is seriously diminished, and he doesn't hit for average. What happened? Thankfully, we don't have to worry about that, as we have Pineda.

Pineda has done very, very little while with the Yankees. There was his DUI in 2012, which certainly lead to questions about his makeup.

Still, the man has been very, very solid in spring training. His worst outing of the spring was a very reasonable 3 ER in 6 IP. Other than that, he has shown flashes of brilliance, with that 95 mph fastball showing up at camp.

Tanaka has been similarly excellent, with incredible command and control.

Finally, Ivan Nova, who has shown flashes of brilliance in three month stretches, has had a good camp as well. Is this the year that Nova starts off hot, and finishes the year as well as he has in the last few years? I'd like to think so.

If Kuroda manages to give nearly what he gave last year, and the Yankees manage to get some form of rebound from C.C. Sabathia, it's entirely possible that the starting rotation is fearsome, 1-5. I know that I speak for all Yankees fans when I say that I'd love to see that...