With the first free agents finally signing, the big spenders this offseason aren't the usual suspects. The big spenders appear to be the Astros, Royals, Cardinals, & Tigers. The team putting out the most offers? Not the AL East team you'd think, the Blue jays. Will this offseason signify a changing of the guard with the new spenders, or will these contracts be the hanging of the guard, hurting future budgets for these spenders? Only time will tell on that front
Elsewhere in the Bronx, the Yanks have shredded payroll by trading away Nick Swisher and they are looking to shed more in extensions with potential extensions for Cano, Posada, Jeter, & Rivera. Are they simply making room for another big name, big salary player? Are they actually attempting financial conservatism? Do they even have a plan at all? All of those questions, and more, will be answered in the next installment of....
Spank-tra-vision (was going to put the Tommy Boy clip here, but it's surprisingly difficult to find
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