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Significant contributors to this year's Yankees club included Robinson Cano (amateur free agent 2001), Eduardo Nunez (2004), Francisco Cervelli (2003), Jesus Montero (2006), Ivan Nova (2004), Mariano Rivera (1990), and Hector Noesi (2004).
The Mariners got contributions from Carlos Peguero(2005), Felix Hernandez(2002), and Michael Pineda (2005).
That's 7-3 by my count, and it's not like we wiped the floor on talent as Robinson Cano and Mariano Rivera are pretty good counters to Felix and Pineda. So how is it the Mariners are losing their competitive advantage on the international free agent market?