Unfortunately his first start with them he's getting shelled 5-0. This commonly occurs to starting pitchers who are rushed after a trade. Cliff Lee is the perfect example. As soon as he was traded to the Rangers, there was anticipated success. The end result was a complete failure.
I think their payroll was higher when they had Manny Ramirez. The Yankees pretty much set the standard for increasing MLB team salaries skyrocketing. Look what they did Last season. It truly is a proven fact that investing more into your teams players provide a highest probability of winning the World Series.jho said:
robert_wrath said:
I remember reading a good article in SI about how payroll makes such a significant difference in teams being able to compete year in and year out. Can't remember the link, but I do remember it stated that if payroll is used well like the Yankees and Red Sox do, they can compete for a title every year. MLB will try to trick you into thinking that there is competitive advantage with 8 different champions over 8 years or something like that, but generally it is the same teams that are competing every year in the upper echelon of payroll (just goes to show how pathetic my mets have been).
The only reason the Yankees don't win the title every year is because of the wild card factor a short 5 or 7 game series will bring, a weaker team can often win if they get on fire. This is definitely less the case when you think of Basketball, where almost always the stronger team prevails.
Kebo11K said:
Nothing compared to Seattle ripping it after losing Arod and the Big Unit.