05-27-2007, 11:09 PM
Galt Wrote:This year will be a complete disaster for the Yankees.
Like 85 wins.
This may have been overly optimistic.
Though do you realize of the Yankees $215 MM payroll, they are going to have about $80MM come off after this year.
$25MM for Clemens
$15MM for Abreu
$13MM for Posada
$11MM for Rivera
$10MM for Pavano
$6MM for Torre
Now, the Yanks are only paying $16MM a year for Arod, and if he opts out of his contract, they'll obviously be on the hook for a lot more than that.
plus after 2008, they get another ~$50MM off the books: Giambi ($22MM), Pettite ($16MM) and Mussina ($11MM)
Point is: I can see them spending a ridiculous amount on free agents the next couple years, but this offseason there really aren't many high upside free agents out there (Dunn would be a good addition, but Andruw Jones is on a serious decline, Carlos Zambrano is breaking down, etc)