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How to Curb Yankees Spending? Introduce a Salary Floor

Posted: 1st December 2009 by Rick Milleman in MLB
The New York Yankees have enjoyed their 27th World Series championship for about a month now, so letÆs 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 unethical? No. Are they playing on an uneven playing field that prevents ...