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A deep comment that warrants a sofistikated reply.  Until somebody comes along with one...
Within that list there are certainly a number of teams that found their 'lineup legitimizers' - if that's what Longoria was - from within.
I'm sure you yourself could find any number of cases in which a big bat was brought in externally, and lifted the level of a ballclub, such as Vlad with the Angels.  But the question of "internal vs external" seems to me to be a bit artificial.  IFF a team needs a closer, and lacks one, why the bias against IMPORTING a closer as opposed to developing him?
You're still just bitter over the FA Greg Maddux fiasco in Atlanta. ;- )  I can sympathize with a Braves fan who doesn't believe you could start a ball rolling via free agency....