The New York Yankees should be spending more of their money, according to one MLB insider. ESPN reporter Jeff Passan joined The Michael Kay Show and ripped the Yankees' lack of spending this offseason.
New York keeps letting infielders fly off the market, and their penny-pinching owner is to blame.
The CBT has increasingly become an issue for Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner. As it stands, the Yankees are a fourth-time CBT payor and expected to pay north of $43 million in luxury tax, according to Cot’s Baseball Contracts.
It seems like the New York Yankees are done making big moves this offseason. However, one notable MLB insider is
Williams explained the saga, which goes back about 17 years, in precise detail on the “Diggin' Deep” podcast with ex-MLB player Eric Hosmer. It was a learning moment for Williams — and one that required him to stand up for himself and make a bold move to keep him with the Yankees.
One of the New York Yankees’ top pitching prospects is healthy and ready to rebound after a difficult, injury-filled 2024. Righty Chase Hampton has recovered from a right flexor tendon strain and groin strains and has already thrown a live batting practice at the team’s player development facility in Tampa.
The Yankees are planning on going with Jasson Dominguez in left field and hoping more experience will lead to more comfort at the position.
A YES spokesman confirmed the network has no plans to simulcast ESPN New York’s new afternoon drive time show, “Don, Hahn and Rosenberg.” That show, with Alan Hahn replacing Michael Kay alongside Don La Greca and Peter Rosenberg, premiered on Jan. 6 without a simulcast deal.
Concern is mounting about a potential MLB work stoppage following the 2026 season, largely due to the Los Angeles Dodgers' massive spending.
That’s 100 years of MLB mimicking Hollywood. Every MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year winner has stood at the dais to accept their trophy. While other cities, like Boston and St. Louis, host a similar dinner, the NYC event is the No. 1 must-see, must-attend party.