The Yankees went from this: 

Joe Torre never spent hours poring over statistics or videotape like a lot of young managers do these days. He wasn’t a workaholic type who obsessed about getting to work earlier than his peers. He would have a nice lunch, and then he would shave cleanly after games — wins or losses — as he prepared for a late dinner at a restaurant.

It has never been his style to simmer in the aftermath of success or failure, after all. In an era when managers seem to put in more hours than first-year lawyers or hospital residents, Torre might’ve put in the fewest office hours of any manager in the game. (Source)

To this:

New manager Joe Girardi, meanwhile, has spent the week at the team’s academy in the Dominican Republic.

Here’s what the Yankees said about it in a news release: “On Wednesday, at the Yankees Latin Beisbol Academy, he gave a speech to the Latin coaches and staff followed by an interactive talk with 55 Latin players and eight players from the 06 and 07 draft. He then watched a Dominican Instructional League game against Toronto and viewed tryouts.” (Source)

This is awesome. The Yankees never included Torre in anything with the minor league system in his 12 years in New York. Girardi hasn’t managed a game yet and he has already topped Torre in that aspect. Girardi looks to be the perfect fit for the way Cashman has brought along this organization through scouting and the draft.

Also, I think Girardi will be able to identify the Yankees prospects when they come up to the bigs, unlike how Torre thought Brad Halsey was a clubhouse kid.