Tony Mazz - You've done it again

So the Globe's Tony Massarotti is up to his old tricks again. He wrote an article today for the Globe about how the Yankees have caught up to the Sox in developing their own players, and they aren't just winning by spending money. He says for the Red Sox Dustin Pedroia, Yanks have Robinson Cano. For Jon Lester, there is Joba Chamberlain. For Daniel Bard, Phil Hughes. For Jacoby Ellsbury, there is Melky Cabrera. He then stops, because if he kept comparing home-grown talent, he'd have to acknowledge Sox also have Papelbon, Youkilis, and Buchholz on the team now. A slight edge. Not to mention that of those farm players the Sox have, Pedroia, Ellsbury, Lester, Papelbon and Youkilis are were key players on the Sox '07 World Series team.

But what about just his argument that the Yankees aren't just widely spending money to try to win. Let's look at some facts -

• Of MLB's top 4 highest paid players, 3 are Yankees - A-Rod, Teixeira, Jeter.
• Of the top 25 highest paid players, Yankees have 6. Red Sox have zero.
  
• For their starting rotation to start the season plus closer, Yankees spent over $57 million. Sox under 35.
• For their opening day lineups, Yankees spent over $125-million; Sox under $70.
• Yankees outspend Red Sox at every single position, except right field.
• As far building from the farm system, Yankees pay $85 million this year to four players signed as free agents the last two offseasons.
  
• Highest paid Red Sox is JD Drew at $14-million per season. Yankees have six guys who make more than that.
• Yankees have nine players making over $10 million. Sox have four.
  

So while yes, the Yankees have had a few players chip in from their farm system, let's no go crazy here Tony. They are still about spending money to win. Maybe there isn't anything wrong with that, but there is no need to try to pretend the Yankees are anything other than what they are.