Archive for December, 2009
How Should the New York Yankees Handle Arbitration »
The arbitration deadline is midnight, so every team has to decide which players it will offer arbitration to and which it won't. It is an interesting day because it hints at what the team's offseason plans are. I touched on this back in October but have since changed my mind. I predicted that the Yankees would offer Andy Pettitte arbitration, [...]
How A-Rod Helped the New York Yankees Win the World »
Alex Rodriguez has finally played a significant role in helping his team win the World Series. Until this season, many in the media fostered the belief that Alex Rodriguez was the major reason the Yankees had not been World Champions since 2000, which is patently false. Solid Pitching Wins the World Series The Yankees beat the Mets in the 2000 [...]
How to Curb Yankees Spending? Introduce a Salary Floor »
The New York Yankees have enjoyed their 27th World Series championship for about a month now, so let’s look back on how they did it. Spending more on payroll in 2009 than the gross domestic product of more than a dozen countries worldwide will give you a fighting chance in most Octobers. Did the Yankees break the rules or do anything [...]