The stereotype around the New York Yankees has been talked to death—evil, rich bullies (all the most hate-able bullies are rich) who push around the teams from smaller cities and buys all their championships. And yet that stereotype fades as it becomes increasingly irrelevant.
More fans are growing frustrated with the hoarding prospects methodology of teams like the Baltimore Orioles, even though it was somewhat proven to work for the current first-place Houston Astros. While the Yankees did give up prospects at the trade deadline for offense in the names of Anthony Rizzo and Joey Gallo, their failure to take a big swing for the best starting pitching on the market midseason was a continuation of at least a 10-year trend.