Outside of Cano, who was the last Yankee future superstar to pan out.
people should think of that when they complain about the Yankees trading youth.Capt. Tuttle said:
To piggy-back off this point, trading prospects and winning long-term are not mutually exclusive. Having depth in the farm system allows for trades for players that win you championships, even if those prospects turn out to be solid pros. I know this is a Yankees thread, but if you look around baseball it's crazy to see how many former Red Sox prospects are playing for good teams now and were included in deals that led to the Sox recent success. Hanley Ramirez, Brandon Moss, Jed Lowrie, Josh Reddick, Justin Masterson, Casey Kelly (after he recovers from TJ surgery), David Murphy, Jose Iglesias, and Anibal Sanchez were all traded from the Sox farm system in the last 10 years and are all reasons for the 3 World Series crowns. Holding onto prospects can get you fired when your team is a piece or two away. You think Jon Daniels wouldn't like to go back and make a move that could've gotten the Rangers over the hump and won them a title, especially considering how rough a year they're having now? I don't know how I got to this point of my baseball rant, but I think the bigger holdups in a potential Lee to NY deal are Lee's wife, who hates the Bronx, and his no-trade clause.
