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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
Interesting thing to keep in mind about the Yankees, though. They have way too much farm talent that would go unprotected in the rule 5 draft. If they didn't trade them away they would lose them anyway. That's what makes the Garcia trade brilliant. They gave up a lot to get gray but they protected their top prospects and they actually traded away players who had serious injury or play positions where they have a loaded young pipeline.
It's unusual for the Yankees to sit and wait. But they did that the past few years and it paid off huge this year. Amazingly, for the Yankees, they are doing this because they were patient and built up the farm system. The players they traded for aren't even that expensive.
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The Yankees did it smart in the mid 90s as well. The core of those championships were in house guys. Then smart trades that weren't blockbusters like O'Neill and tino. Even Brooks had a terrible year before they picked him up. The key was having the money to keep the core. That was the ultimate difference. They lost their way and fit arrogant in the 2000s. Hope they find a balance here.