I think there's plenty of proof in the Marlins and the Rays that money can't buy playoffs or a championship.
The Yankees have yet to understand this. Let them spend the money on players. They have totally destroyed their farm team. Even die hard fans are concerned about the state of the farm team and they have been for a long, long time. When the yankees lock up these players with long year contracts and huge money, this doesn't destroy baseball. It simply helps kids who are wanting to get to the majors get in because other teams are forced to draft and develop well. Look at Boston, they have arguably one of the best farm systems in the bigs.. Tampa Bay has a great farm system. Boston didn't spend huge amounts of money in the winter meetings and they don't need to because they have done a good job of spending but also developing young players. We have the two best corner infield prospects in the minors as it is, as well as some great pitching prospects.
The skanks can keep doing what they are doing.. because in the end they may win a championship or two but it's not going to matter in the long run. The game has completely changed.
Boston is in talks with Youk about a long term deal but supposedly it's stalled. They want to at least get him a one year contract to avoid arbitration. It would be nice to lock him up for a similar length as Pedroia.
Talk about developing players
