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Originally Posted by Saul Good
That isn't all that important. What IS important is that the Yankees aren't over the salary cap this year. That resets the clock on number of consecutive seasons over the cap and saves them a shitload going forward.
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It is important in the context of the quoted statement, which involves the idea of A-Rod looking for a job after his suspension is over.
And it's still no guarantee that the Yankees will be under the threshold.
The Yankees are far from a complete team, right now. They are reportedly one of the finalists for Tanaka, which will cost them close to $20 million and guarantee that they go over the luxury tax.
The NY Post currently has them at $153.5 million with only 14 players contributing to that number and notes that they have to add roughly $16 million for insurance/pensions and in-season minor-leage call ups. That number also doesn't count arbitration eligible players like Gardner, Nunez, Robertson and Nova (about $6.5 million at minimum - MLBTR has it projected at over $12 million). That puts the Yankees at roughly $176 million with more holes to fill.
$10 million is more than enough to sign 8 players but probably not enough to make them a contender. $4.5 million means that the Yankees are toast and are better off signing Tanaka and forgetting the cap. That's also only taking the 25-man roster into account and not the 40.