When you look at the Yankees, they have guys like Jeter, Williams, Posada and Rivera who have been with the organization their whole careers. Without those four guys, it is a much different team. Sure the Yankees go out and buy talent, but they develop quite a lot of it on their own, as well.
That was true when the Big Stein wasn't in the picture.
Don't forget to add recent additions Wang, Cano, Cabrera. The home grown talent has been just as valuable as the high priced talent.
Why the hell did the Red Sox let Damon go. The guy is better than I thought he was.