Original sentence: After helping the Yankees in the second  half of last year's season Shawn Chacón and Aaron Small were both taken out of the team with Chacon being traded to the Pirates on July 31st and Small being sent back to the minors early in the season.Despite the problems Torre was able to guide the Yankees to another AL east title.During the 2006 season, Torre had to face numerous obstacles with the team.Pitching was once again another major issue for the team.Randy Johnson who in his second season with the team was still inconsistent in many of his starts.The largest hurdle was losing star players such as Gary Sheffield and Hideki Matsui with long term injuries
Edited sentence: A combination of smart call-ups and signings, pinch hitting and pinch running, bullpen use, and right on-field calls have seemed to have created a great team from what could have been ashes.However, during the 2006 season, major injuries to star players such as Gary Sheffield and Hideki Matsui, minor injuries to almost the whole team, the need to play on a regular basis rookies/second year players (Chien-Ming Wang, Melky Cabrera and Robinson Canó) as well as former greats who are slowing down (Bernie Williams), inconsistent pitching from needed starters such as Randy Johnson, an inconsistent core of relief pitching, and no performace at all from 2005 pitching saviors, Shawn Chacón, who was traded on July 31st, and Aaron Small, sent back to the minors early in the season, (and the continued missing status of oft-injured pitchers Carl Pavano and Octavio Dotel) all could have lead to a Yankee collapse but in mid-September the team clinched the AL East title.There are rumors that due to the fact that the Yankees did not advance in the 2006 Playoffs for the third straight year that Torre might be fired.This style of play is commonly called "NL Style" (National League) or "small ball", whereas the Yankees of 2005 relied on overwhelming offensive power.Torre is challenging the old belief that the Yankees of the 1990s could have won without his efforts as a manager, and is showing that his manegerial skills do, indeed, help the Yankees win