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well more power to them. i dont see why everybody is making a big fuss about the yankees spending money. cheesy, if the brewers had the money the yankees have, wouldnt you want them to go out and buy the best talent for your team?

I think by 2010 that they will need to get a salary cap for this stuff, Like I said the Yankees and Red Sox are spending to much money to have smaller market teams compete.

Ya hbut what happens when those role players and veterans want more money and they can't afford to pay these guys the salary they want. Then those players move on and are out for a good time. The MLB pays guys way to much money in a game that lasts 8 months. Its actually retarted that you can make 5 million dollars being the ninth hitter on a baseball team. If you ask me thats a joke.

Thank you Cheesy and thats why baseball needs a salary cap because players are just making to much money these days. Also I love these players that complain they are only making like nine million dollars and want to go up to 11 or 12 million or they will sit out of Spring Training. The normal person is looking at them like wow I am here making 50k in a real job and your making millions hitting a ball.

I dont disagree with the idea of a salary cap I just think maybe they should try to explore other options first like making the luxury tax percentage high enough that even the Yankees would think about it. I grew up in the dynasty era and would hate to see that disappear because in my opinion a cap brings TOO MUCH parity. The NFL used to be cut and dry and now from one season to the next you dont know who's coming or going, the Dolphins going from 1-15 to 11-5 would have never happened in a non capped season. I dont think it should be that easy to compete, competing used to mean years of building to stay on top for the long haul.

Umm.. The Rays were just in the World Series right? And they did just win the division that has both the Sawx and the Shankees in it right? I'd call that a small market team competing.

Exactly. Steve a team can compete for a while (like the rays) and im not saying they're done competing yet, but what happens when more teams show interest in small clubs star players? They go where the money is.

Every player has started somewhere in somebodys minor league system, whats seperates the men from the boys is being able to compete in changing times and it all starts in your minor league system. Small market teams compete and some consistently like the Twins and Marlins and even Oakland is because they know how to evaluate talent and dont trade that talent away for some over payed over aged bum. When they do finally decide to part ways these teams also have a viable option as a replacement within their system. Have you guys ever heard of the expression there is more than one way to skin a cat, spending money isnt the only way for teams to compete as the Yankees will tell you.

I agree with psu10min, I'm sure one of the starters in the rotation will go down this year. I'd like to see Hughes play some long reliever this year in the bullpen, espacially with Pettitte signing a one-year deal. This will give Hughes time to develop so he can eventually take th 4 or 5 spot in the rotation.

As for Kennedy, he still needs some season but has the potential to be a strong starter down the line. Send him back to Triple-A and let him develop in the system. In most cases and espacially in the Yankees he will likely get called up in July if not sooner due to injuries.