ted lilly came from the farm system too..... and when a team trades for a player, that is not buying them....Look at the knoblauch trade (christian guzman and eric milton), it made minnesota a better team.... When the yankees traded for clemens, everyone was pissed that they traded wells.... the yankees who were free agents were.... Mussina, El duque, Stanton, todd greene Everyone else was traded for or home grown... Hey I wonder how the sox got pedro and manny.....hmmmmm How did the mariners get ichiro and boone.....hmmmmm Free agents are part of the game.....Payroll is over rated....Look at Oakland, who had a payroll of 32 million. Look at Baltimore who usually has a payroll of 90 million.....Its all about having a good GM who makes smart baseball decisions. So to all the haters......Fuck you and get ready for another yankee parade down the canyon of heroes!!!!!!