Champ Dioner Navarro, castoff by the Yankees in 2004

Catcher Dioner Navarro celebrates with Tampa Rays team mates after advancing to the ALCS. 10/6/08 getty photo

• "Inside the Yankees organization, Navarro was tagged as damaged goods in 2004:
• Too cocky, too overweight, too slow. Was shipped to the Dodgers
• as part of the Randy Johnson deal
• (which Randy Levine made).

'Remembrance of Things Past'.....

• "In 2003, Navarro was the hottest prospect in the Yankees' farm system (George's (Steinbrenner) giant departure lounge to great careers...
• somewhere else.)."

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