Stop Hating On Yankees Spending

Written by Godfrey Logan, Friday January 09 2009

There doesn't need to be a salary cap in baseball.

I am certainly no fan of the Yankees. I'm one of those guys who feel a dynasty has to end otherwise a sport can get stale. The knock against the Yankees has been that they buy their players but when was the last time the Yankees won a World Series? What there needs to be in baseball is some sort of salary structure that makes a team have to spend money to put a competitive product on the field. Sure there is the fact that some markets don't have the money to spend like the Yankees but there are and have always been quality free agents that can turn around the fortunes of a team. Look at the Minnesota Twins and The Tampa Bay Rays. Granted they are a teams that have built their success through their farm system but they do go out and sign free agents at positions they need to fill. And both of these teams play in two of the toughest divisions in baseball, the American League East and Central. Every fan looks forward to opening day and the hopes that their team will have done enough to put a competitive team on the field and that they will do what's necessary to sign and retain their players whether they are acquired through trade or through free agency or their farm system. For years the Cubs have the lovable losers snapping out of it to playoffs from time to time. Some teams have not been so lucky. The Brewers finally made the playoffs for the first time since the 1980's. When was the last time the Kansas City Royals made the playoffs? Often times it comes down to ownership willing to spend the money on their players. A good General Manager who can go out and find the right players make the right trades. No one needs to spend nearly a billion dollars on their players but everyone should be glad when a team is willing year in and year out to do what they have to do to win. The goal is always to win a championship and many teams have won World Series since the last time the Chicago Cubs was even in a World Series. I've said that if the Cubs were to win one I'd said I wouldn't care what they do after that but the Kansas City Royals haven't made the playoffs since their World Series Victory in 1985 over the Stl. Louis Cardinals in the I-70 series. Baseball is an ever evolving sport but in my opinion it takes some ingenuity and risk to build a team but it is more obvious when a franchise isn't even trying as opposed to a team that may be trying too hard.