Madden: Sexson signing proves top teams are flawed, need help

BASEBALL HOT CORNER found this 7/21/2008 on www.nydailynews.com [flag]

The Yankees' signing of Richie Sexson and the Phillies' trade for Joe Blanton- patch-the-tire transactions each- just further reflect the growing paucity of star-caliber players and the overall quality decline in baseball. [link]

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Yankees' shifting expectations
Published 7/21/2008 by Mark Serio (noreply@blogger.com) at BASEBALL HOT CORNER
... Why is it that an organization with an industry dwarfing 208 million dollar payroll is flailing about with the middle class? Here's a hint: "This observation from a veteran scout seems to speak volumes about the current state of the Yankees: "What does it say about the Yankees' system that they have to resort to signing a guy who was released by a last-place team in hopes of getting some power? Used to be, the Yankees would come into town and you'd feel you were down 2-0 before you even took the field. Now, you almost welcome them. They only have one guy- ...

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