This we know: The Yankees have the money, the dough, the clams, the potatoes, the scarfa, the buefluentes, the big green mingaroos. They can afford any free agent. Likewise, they can build the best farm system. So one question: Why compete in the one arena where they have no inherent advantage: Trades.What if the Yankees stood pat? What if they signed free agents and developed young players... and never made trades.Here is the current alt-earth Yankee lineup. All are homegrown or signed as a free agent. Following each is a comparison (+ 0 -) to the current Yankee. Zero means it's a wash. 1B: Mark Teixeira 02B: Robbie Cano 03B: Alex Rodriguez 0SS: Derek Jeter 0 RF: Austin Jackson/Jose Tabata 0 (vs Swisher)LF: Brett Gardner/Juan Rivera/Raul Ibanez 0CF: Melky Cabrera 0 (vs Grandy)C: Russell Martin 0 DH: Jesus Montero/Andruw Jones/Nick Johnson 0UT: Eduardo Nunez, Jayson Nix, Frankie Cervelli 0Starting PitchersCC Sabathia 0Ian Kennedy + (vs Nova)Andy Pettitte 0Hiroki Kuroda 0Phil ...
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PLAYERS:
Mark Teixeira,
Alex Rodriguez,
Derek Jeter,
Jose Tabata,
Brett Gardner,
Raul Ibanez,
Melky Cabrera,
Russell Martin,
Jesus Montero,
Andruw Jones,
Eduardo Nunez,
Jayson Nix,
CC Sabathia,
Ian Kennedy,
Andy Pettitte,
Hiroki Kuroda,
Phil Hughes,
Hector Noesi,
AJ Burnett,
Freddy Garcia,
Ivan Nova,
Rafael Soriano,
Tyler Clippard,
Phil Coke,
Cory Wade,
David Robertson,
David Phelps,
Curtis Granderson,
Matt Garza
TEAMS: New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Arizona Diamondbacks, Washington Nationals, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs
TEAMS: New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Arizona Diamondbacks, Washington Nationals, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs
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