Since the dawn of free agency, the Yankees have been able to take what they want on a yearly basis. With deeper pockets than any team in the sport, no target was too expensive and no price too steep in the name of winning.

As the Winter Meetings wrap up, times have clearly changed.

For the second straight winter, a homegrown star—Robinson Cano in 2013, David Robertson now—walked away when the Yankees were outbid by an American League competitor.

Furthermore, two players the Yankees have expressed interest in re-signing this winter—Brandon McCarthy and Chase Headley—could both be on different teams due to New York's unwillingness to meet contract demands.

As the Yankees search for a winning formula for 2015, the modus operandi has changed in the Bronx. No longer are the Yankees going to win every bidding war, retain players at a higher cost than the team is comfortable with or go to outrageous lengths to sign the best of the best.

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For the first time in a long time, the Yankees are operating like a middle class organization.

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