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Archive for December, 2015

Yankees Trade for Chapman About Taking Risks, Not Sending Messages

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Trades, Yankees on December 29, 2015 | 2 Comments »

The Yankees have added a big arm, a giant headache, and a world of possibilities. There’s no point burying the lead. Aroldis Chapman’s pending investigation under MLB’s new domestic violence policy is just as relevant to his acquisition by the Yankees as the lefty’s ability to light up the radar gun. After all, if not […]

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Dodgers Remain Baseball’s Top Spender as Yankee Dollars Continue to Decline

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, CBA, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees on December 22, 2015 | 1 Comment »

Forget about Dodger Blue. Green is the new primary color in Los Angeles. The Dodgers may have come up empty handed in the postseason, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. In 2015, the organization spent over $290 million on player costs, which, combined with a luxury tax bill of nearly $44 billion, easily made […]

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Manfred’s Opt Out Cop Out an Attempt to Save Owners from Themselves

Posted in Baseball, MLB on December 18, 2015 | Leave a Comment »

Opt out clauses have become the baseball equivalent of a pre-nuptial agreement. Before committing to a team, high profile free agents are increasingly using their leverage to negotiate favorable terms for a potential early divorce. But, are these contractual caveats as one-sided as often portrayed? The criticism of opt outs has ratcheted up as the […]

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Tracking the Yankees 2016 Payroll; Money Saved New Way of Keeping Score in the Bronx

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, MLB, Yankees on December 14, 2015 | 2 Comments »

Brian Cashman still has a lot of work to do. According to the Yankees’ GM , “there are still steps in the process” to take, but if his master plan precludes adding payroll, Cashman will have to subtract salary before adding more talent. USA Today recently reported that the Yankees’ actual payroll (AAV, not current […]

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Brian Cashman’s Defense of Yankees Miserly Ways a Bah Humbug to Fans

Posted in Baseball on December 4, 2015 | Leave a Comment »

Brian Cashman has had a lot to say this week about the state of the Yankees, but all of his comments can be summed up with two words: Bah Humbug! The Yankees GM has been playing the role of Scrooge for some time now. Since Hal Steinbrenner first announced plans to trim the Yankees’ payroll […]

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