New York Yankees fans react to owner Hal Steinbrenner saying a team shouldn’t have to spend $300 million to win a title: "And still, he kept Cashman"
The New York Yankees are in an unfamiliar position. They are being outspent. Not only are the Yankees being outspent, but they are being outspent by the organization long considered to be their little brother – the New York Mets.
For decades, the Yankees have been known as the Evil Empire that would hunt smaller-market teams and claim their superstars either by trade or free agency. Former owner George Steinbrenner threw the cash around freely in his attempts to build a ballclub right up until his death.
“I will say that you shouldn’t have to have a $300 million payroll to win a world championship because nobody has, including Hosuton.” — Hal Steinbrenner who prefaced that by acknowledging he always used to say you shouldn’t have to have a $200 million payroll to win twitter.com/nypostsports/s…
His son, Hal Steinbrenner, isn't exactly penny-pinching, but the title of heaviest-spending team owner has clearly transferred to Steve Cohen of the Mets, who has amassed a payroll of $374 million, including luxury-tax projections. The Yankees are No. 2 in MLB at $293 million with luxury-tax projections.
The younger Steinbrenner told the New York Post that at this point, a team shouldn't have to have a $300 million payroll to win a World Series – pointing to the Houston Astros, who haven't come close to that point while winning the title in 2022, as well as the Mets, who are seeking their first championship since 1986.
It's well known that New York Yankees fans are no fans of general manager Brian Cashman, and rather than mocking Hal Steinbrenner for a fairly astute claim, most focused their angst once again on Cashman.
@JonHeyman When you overpay to aging stars, this is what you get. Cashman and his analytics team are the problem.
@JonHeyman And still, he kept Cashman.
@JonHeyman You don’t need to spend 300mil if you have a good gm, which the yankees do not have
Did we mention that Yankees Nation really, really doesn't like Cashman? Well, they don't. At all.
@JonHeyman Then obviously the GM should have been fired, not extended. Hal and Cashman are both the problem
@JonHeyman You also shouldn't have a GM who stockpiles bad contracts hindering the teams ability to improve the roster
@JonHeyman He doesn’t think spending solves the problem - and I’d agree. However, he’s watched as his beloved GM hasn’t produced an impact player, other than Judge from drafting and development in over 20 years. And still gave him a new 4 year deal.
However, the New York Yankees have not won a World Series since 2009. That's a long time for an organization that has 27 world championships to its name. So, naturally, ownership must take the blame in the eyes of many fans of the team.
@JonHeyman Hal is not George Steinbrenner, and that’s what is frustrating to Yankee fans .
@JonHeyman The apple fell very VERY far from that family tree
@JonHeyman This guy sucks
However, no one is going to be passing the hat for the New York Yankees any time soon.
@JonHeyman Sounds pretty poverty-stricken to me
New York Yankees haven't won a title since George Steinbrenner's death
George Steinbrenner bought the New York Yankees in 1973, and ran them until his death in July of 2010 – approximately eight months after his team won its last World Series. While New York has only missed the playoffs in three seasons since, the Yankees have not even been to a World Series since 2009.
Of course, George Steinbrenner's tenure as owner wasn't all rosy. New York won the World Series in back-to-back seasons in 1977 and 1978, but then didn't win again until a dominating stretch at the end of the 1990s, when the Yankees won the championship in four of five seasons between 1996 and 2000.