This Is How Cheap The Yankees Are
North of $212 million dollars cheap. That’s the current payroll right now assuming they don’t make anymore additions. Think about that for a minute…
Could you make the argument that it wasn’t the most effective way to spend all of that money? Possibly (just not with me), a lot of people thought that kind of money would include Manny Machado instead of DJ LeMahieu. Maybe the Yankees aren’t completely out of the Machado sweepstakes, but I’d say it’s pretty unlikely at this point.
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If the Yankees were sold on Machado I don’t think they would’ve just spent $24 million on LeMahieu. He’s not going to be minimal bench guy either. He’s infield insurance not just for Troy Tulowitzki but he also makes the infield much stronger defensively which is something the Yankees needed to address. We can’t assume that Tulo, who hasn’t played in 18 months is going to be healthy or effective and there are still concerns with Miguel Andujar and his defense. It’s a good signing.
Should fans be upset if the Yankees do pass on Manny and Bryce Harper? Sure. Both names are young superstars in their own right. Both would significantly increase the Yankees chances of winning the World Series in 2019, but even if they don’t the Yankees have had a good off season and should feel good about this team. We’ve made some good upgrades.
But if the Yankees don’t make a BIG splash in the best free agent market we’ve seen in years does that make them “cheap?” We’ve been waiting for this free agent class for a long time. We waited to get under the luxury tax with the hopes that the Yankees would reinvest that money and sign the next big name. It’s been a long time. Is it a disappointment? YES. Do I think the Yankees are cheap? NO.
The Yankees are now more profitable than ever, so it’s no wonder why fans want to see the Yankees spend money now. But, the Yankees are officially over the luxury tax for 2019 even if they don’t make any other acquisitions at all this year (not likely). They made investments in upgrades with the infield and the starting rotation. If the Yankees were cheap, we wouldn’t be at over $212 million in payroll and our team wouldn’t be stronger than last season.
Does it suck not signing a big name? Yeah, I miss the exciting big names but maybe there is a reason for it. Maybe the Yankees value saving the money for when Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez are eligible to be free agents more than they value Manny. Keeping our young core together would be exciting too. I don’t know if this is how the Yankees are thinking right now, but they have to have a plan that we don’t know about yet.
The Yankees may not be spending like the Red Sox did last year, but they aren’t cheap. And maybe we can win it all without spending that kind of money….which in that case would make us better. If that happens, the Yankees spent their money wisely.
–Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa
BYB Managing Editor
Twitter: @nyprincessj
Source: http://bleedingyankeeblue.blogspot.com/2019/01/this-is-how-cheap-yankees-are.html
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Whistler Blowers, Insiders
Not just cheap. Current management is stupid cheap, year after year filling the field with mediocrity. Finally had a chance to get rid of Noodle arm Gardener who thay could never even trade away, just so they had an excuse to not go after Harper. Year after year of dumpster diving for rejects and castoffs is the reason that so many fans have left, including my whole family.