2011-12 MLB Hot Stove

[jonumberone]

Originally Posted by Starscream

there are big spending MLB teams, and then there are the Yankees.

This statement screams of the anti-Yankee bias that exists in the sports world.
In the 09 off-season, when the Yanks signed CC, Tex, and AJ, all you would hear and read was how the Yanks were trying to buy the World Series.
No one mentioned the fact that they actually lowered their payroll.
Last season when Boston essentially spent the same amount of cash, not a single mention of "buying the world series" and I doubt you will hear it about the Angels as well.
This will be the third straight year the Yanks will lower their payroll, and their plan is to try and get under the luxury tax limit.

Originally Posted by Starscream

I know the Yankees have no need for Pujols right now, but I'm surprised they didn't at least put an offer on the table, just to see what would happen.

That's just silly, their is nowhere for him to play.
The Yanks don't collect players like baseball cards

[Starscream]

Originally Posted by jonumberone

That's just silly, their is nowhere for him to play.
The Yanks don't collect players like baseball cards

The Cubs do.

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by jonumberone

This statement screams of the anti-Yankee bias that exists in the sports world.
In the 09 off-season, when the Yanks signed CC, Tex, and AJ, all you would hear and read was how the Yanks were trying to buy the World Series.
No one mentioned the fact that they actually lowered their payroll.

Because it's akin to throwing a deck chair off the Titanic.