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Originally posted by twins15
Some of their moves have not been so smart, but that have thee money to make mistakes. Signing Sterling Hitchcock to a huge deal wasn't so smart. Also, did you know they offered Houston Alfonso Soriano and Ted Lilly (i think) for moises alou. The only thing was Alou used his no trade clause and blocked it. Doesn't seem so smart to me. They make some smart moves, but they also make a lot of dumb moves.
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you are correct. The Yankees' intelligence is heavily overrated, but what can you expect from a team that continues to get quality player after quality player.
yes the Yankees have made their mistakes. Rondell White is my favorite move of all time!
but every MLB team makes mistakes. The difference is that the Yankees cover their mistakes. Yes they have the money to do so but atleast they use it. Wouldnt you want your team to do the same to remain competitive?
Also the deal that didnt work out. Thats pretty much unfair b/c there are soooo many deals that dont work out for Major League teams.
We dont know how many times the Indians tried to trade that skinny New Yorker named Manny Ramirez before he tore up the league. We dont know how many times Chipper Jones might have come up in trade talks.
Just look at some of the deals in the past decade. Bagwell, Sosa, Martinez, for example are not in their original teams. Was that smart? I dont think so.
If you wanna throw an example on the Yankees, make sure you do the same for everyone else. Scouting Major League talent is tough. You never know which kid is gonna continue to work hard and which kid is gonna push himself further to improve.
Its all a gamble. Are the Yankees lucky? I already agreed that they have been several times in the last decade.