$14 million a year from the Red Sox for J.D. Drew, an outfielder who has been injured for 250+ games in the past five years...To one overzealous team, a rumored $10 million a year for Ted Lilly, a journeyman starting pitcher who is 59-58 in his career. And an insane $11+ million a year from the Rangers for Vincente Padilla who gave up 206 hits in 200 innings this past year.Money is certainly flowing from some unlikely MLB teams this offseason. And where are the free-wheeling, free-spending Yankees in all of this insanity? Sitting on the sidelines and for once practicing fiscal restraint and responsibility. It's a new Yankee mindset. Build the minor league farm system from within and take an honest look at a player and his ability to hit and pitch in the clutch...especially in the postseason.
Since Brian Cashman took back the power from the Tampa contingent of the Yankees, I've been pleasantly surprised about this new mindset that he has brought to the team this past offseason. Starting with the trade of Gary Sheffield for three pitching prospects and ending with his hesitance to throw money at big name players this offseason, Cashman has simply changed the mentality of the free spending Yankee organization and its fans.
I must admit that I loved in past offseasons when the Yankees would pounce on every big name free agent, making huge splashes on the backpage of newspapers with such moves as the trade for Randy Johnson to the signing of Carl Pavano.
Those moves and many other like them haven't bought the 27th World Series title to the Yankees as smaller market teams like the Marlins and Cardinals have won the annual championship.I am seriously glad that the Yankees are not throwing bags of money at the hottest free agent name on the market. We need to build our team back up again from the bottom, while complementing our homegrown players with proven All-Stars who can hit and pitch in clutch playoff situations.
Of course, if news comes out that the Yankees sign a mediocre pitcher for an crazy sum in the coming days, then I'll readily admit that they've become a part of the insanity
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Punk ass Yanks...they made a huge move at the trade deadline getting Abreu, didn't they? Those punks dealt sheff because he was an old, loud-mouth injury prone player. He was productive when he played.
New York needs to be patient while they rebuild their farm system and acquire young talented players from poverty-striken south/central american nations....
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