Heh. JLA's decade-long rant against the Yankees payroll does highlight what is, in my view, the biggest problem facing baseball today(even bigger than the "steroid stuff"): that the gap in team salary continues to widen between the large and small market teams.
However, his argument's biggest flaw lies in his mislabling this trend as an advantage. The Yankees aren't the only team with money. They're just one of the few willing to spend it(albeit poorly).
Of course, the Yankees recently have been a lot more active in drafting and developing talent than simply buying it. They were silent at the trade deadline, electing to keep their younger assets. Last offseason the most significant move they made was trading an established star for prospects. They're way behind the curve, but oh well.
