Tyler Kepner points out that the Yankees are likely to go with the younger, cheaper player at the three positions up for grabs. Of course, when two of those younger players are 29, I'm not sure how much of an organizational shift that is. Still, at least the Yankees are moving in the right direction:

The additions of Henn, Nieves and Phelps represent a subtle organizational shift. Villone, Pratt and Phillips all fit the classic Torre profile because of their experience. But General Manager Brian Cashman wants to make the team younger and cheaper, and Torre is on board with that.

Update: Katie Gold takes up this theme at Sports Business Radio and Vince Gennaro talks about the cost savings of developing talent at The Hardball Times. One place where I'll disagree with Katie:

It's a "build-or-buy" world, and franchises are learning that it's no longer profitable nor sustainable to "buy" wins. Teams must "build" championships by devoting increased resources to player evaluation, talent development and player retention. It may be a slow, unpleasant and sometimes dull process, but you've to play through pain in order to achieve success. And if the Yankees can do it, anyone can.

Actually, it's quite possible to buy success. Ask the 1997 Florida Marlins. This kind of success tends to be short term, it can also prime the fan base, bringing in more revenue and making it easier to build that minor league talent. And let's face it, the buy strategy worked pretty well for New York, especially because they started with home grown talent and bought players to support that.