I've often wondered the same thing
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Atleast the mets have been to a World Series in the last ten years and have new ownership that gives them hope tor a brighter future
I think he means that nothing he thinks the Yankees will do this off seasons will help them get to the World Series . And the if rumors about what hal wants the payroll to be are true , then he could be right . Because they may not do much this off season to begin with other than bringing a couple guys back and getting a reliever
IMO they can't be as worried about money as they are letting on since they picked up Brittons 2yr option for 27m. Hand who's numbers last yr were almost identical to Brittons, was available for 3.5m less a yr. They also had to know that they could have probably gotten 2-3 very good to elite relievers this winter in FA for about what they are paying Britton They didn't even take a chance that Britton wouldn't opt in for next yr so they quickly picked up both yrs of his options. The way Brittons contract is structure is very weird for those not familiar.
Maybe i'm putting a little to much faith in Hal's desire to win but i do think he'll see all the short term, cheap deals for 2nd and 3rd tier players and won't be able to pass up those opportunities. I think Hal will let them spend if they can get good enough deals on the right players. I would be surprised if they didn't end up somewhere in that 1st tier of the luxury tax which i believe will be around 230m for next yr. If Hal ok's a payroll in that range, we can get anything we need to win and more in this winters market
Yanks 2021 Opening Day Rotation
1. Cole
2. Morton
3. Tanaka
4. German
5. Monty
Then resign Didi and move Torres back to 2b
Trade Voit and resign DJ to play 1b.
Or how about:
Tampa Bay Rays (23 years)
Colorado Rockies (28 years)
Seattle Mariners (44 years)
Milwaukee Brewers (52 years)
San Diego Padres (52 years)
Texas Rangers (60 years)
The Mariners are the only current MLB franchise that has never appeared in a World Series; the Padres, Rockies, Rangers, Rays, and Brewers have all played in the Series but have never won.
Are they not worried about spending, or are they simply not very good at balancing their money? Every year the yankees are either 1 or 2 in payroll and look at who we have on this team. I can easily see them passing up almost every reliever on the market because they just spent 27 million on Britton. We need stoppers and multi middle inning relievers, not named Cessa, holder and Lasagna. Britton is generally a must have for most teams, but not at his price, in this market and with so many needs for next year.
In what should come as no surprise
Yankees to give DJ the QO.
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