sportshound

The New York Yankees have dished out another $23 million dollars a year for Mark Teixeira. That makes 4 players that the New York Yankees have signed that will cost them over $20 million dollars a year - Mark Teixeira, CC Sabatha, Alex Rodriques, and Derek Jeter. The New York Yankees have spent more on these four players than Tampa Bay Rays spent for their whole team, and I think the Rays can give the New York Yankees another run for their money next year.
The World Series Champions Philadelphia Phillies spent have half of the $222 million that the the New York Yankess spent on their team, which missed the playoffs for the first time in 14 years. Actually, the two teams that had to dish out money for the MLB’s luxury tax - the Yankees and the Tigers, never even made the playoffs.
The Phillies and in particular the Rays, put together teams that was laden with players that came up through their farm systems. Neither team dished out anywhere the amount of money that the Yankees have.