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Big Money Free Agents Lining Up for Pinstripes, but Will Yankees Break the Bank?

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, Hal Steinbrenner, Yankees on August 17, 2018 | 1 Comment »

“Wall Street bankers supposedly back the Yankees; Smith College girls approve of them. God, Brooks Brothers, and United States Steel are believed to be solidly in the Yankees’ corner. The efficiently triumphant Yankee machine is a great institution, but, as they say, who can fall in love with U.S. Steel?” – Gay Talese, There Are […]

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With Business Booming, Is Yankees Plan To Cut Payroll a Bust?

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, CBA, Hal Steinbrenner, MLB, Yankees on December 20, 2017 | 2 Comments »

Major League Baseball has released official final payrolls along with the average annual value calculations used to determine the luxury tax, and once again, the Yankees sit near the top of each list. With a payroll of just over $208 million and tax bill approaching $16 million, the Bronx Bombers look like big spenders, but […]

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Dodgers, Yankees Cut Back But Remain Baseball’s Top Spenders; As Big Markets Seek to Avoid Luxury Tax, Payrolls Rise for Most Teams

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, CBA, Hal Steinbrenner, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees on December 20, 2017 | 2 Comments »

The Dodgers came within one game of winning the World Series, but they didn’t fall short in the final MLB payroll rankings. For the fourth straight year, Los Angeles led all teams with nearly $247 million spent on players, widening its lead over the Yankees as the sport’s top spender. 2017 Final MLB Payrolls Note: […]

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How Giancarlo Stanton Could Help Yankees Avoid Paying Luxury Tax

Posted in Baseball, Brian Cashman, Business and Finance, CBA, Hal Steinbrenner, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees on December 10, 2017 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees began the off season trumpeting their intention to fall below the luxury tax threshold for the first time. With a superstar free agent class looming in 2018, avoiding the tax and resetting the penalty from 50% to 20% was deemed an economic imperative. So, what did Brian Cashman do? He traded for the […]

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Tanaka Opts In, Kicks Off Yankees Budget Conscious Winter Plan

Posted in Baseball, Brian Cashman, Hal Steinbrenner, Hot Stove, Roster Analysis, Yankees on November 4, 2017 | Leave a Comment »

Masahiro Tanaka has decided to remain with the Yankees, and, in the process, confined the Bronx Bombers’ off season plans to a tight budget. Tanaka’s decision was a linchpin because of the important role he fills in the Yankees’ rotation and the $22 million he gets paid to do it. Because of Hal Steinbrenner’s stated […]

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Yankees New Guest Policy Creating Base of Apathetic Fans

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, Hal Steinbrenner, Mets, MLB, Yankee Stadium, Yankees on September 30, 2015 | 2 Comments »

Judging by the dwindling crowds at the Stadium and declining audience on YES, Yankees fans haven’t exactly bought into the excitement of the wild card race. For most of the year, but particularly over the last month, apathy has replaced the usual fervor in the Bronx. And, even with a chance to clinch a postseason […]

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Playing Middle Has Become Road to Nowhere for Yankees

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, Hal Steinbrenner, MLB, Robinson Cano, Yankees on August 22, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

The 2014 Yankees have been one of the weakest teams in franchise history. Through 125 games, the Bronx Bombers have been outscored by 40 runs, the organization’s 11th lowest run differential over that span. Not only have the Yankees achieved mediocrity in terms of their record, but their aggregate performance suggests they have been very lucky to do so. In […]

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