Analyzing The Plight Of Spoiled Yankee$ and Their Fan$

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Lets try and analyze the Yankee$ $ucce$$ logically from the MLB's Last Chance at a True Spoiler" target="_blank">viewpoint of the Minnesota Twins and the truly uphill battle they face each year. They began the 2009 season with a $65 million dollar payroll good for 24th in the league.

The Yankees, however, are always tops with this year being no exception at $201,449,289 $7,748,050

Let's consider how the Yankee$ may have fared had they been forced to deal with the same circumstances based on their 2009 $alarie$.

*=home-grown Yankee$ (Yankee "fans" are so quick to point this out as they ignore the Teixeira, Rodriguez, Sabathia, and Burnett annual signings.)

CURRENT ROSTER                                                     EQUAL ROSTER

1B Mark "traitor" Teixeira          $20,625,000                     Nick Swisher $5,4000,000

*2B Robinson Cano                    $6,000,000                     *Robinson Cano $6,000,000

*SS Derek "overrated" Jeter       $21,600,000                    Derek Jeter $21,600,000

3B Alex Roidriguez                $33,000,000 (1/2 the Twins roster)   AAA call-up $400K

LF Johnny Damon                $13,000,000                      *Brett Gardner $414,000

*CF Melky Cabrera                $1,400,000                       *Melky Cabrera $1,400,000

RF Eric Hinske                    $1,500,000                        Eric Hinske $1,500,000

*C Jorge Posada                  $13,100,000                       Jose Molina $2,215,000

DH Hideki Matsui                $13,000,000                      * Francisco Cervelli $400K

TOTAL                             ~$122M on hitting alone       about $40M

STARTING Pitching:

CC Fat-assbia                 $15,285,714                         AAA Call-up  $400K           

AJ Burnett                     $16,500,000                         AAA Call-up $400K

*Andy Pettite                  $5,500,000                        *Andy Pettite $5,500,000

**** *Joba Chamberlain   $432,575                        Joba Chamberlain $432,575   

Chad Gaudin                    NA                                          NA $400K

TOTAL STARTING PITCHING: `$38M (-Gaudin)                    $7.5M

Bullpen:

Damaso Marte                $3,750,000                       Damaso Marte  $3,750,000

*Phil Coke                        $403,300                       Phil Coke $403,300  

*Phil Hughes                     $407,650                       Phil Hughes $407,650

*Alfredo Acavedes              $406,750                      Alfredo Acavedes $406,750

*David Robertson                $406,825                     David Robertson $406,825

*Mariano Rivera              $15,000,000                 Mariano Rivera $15,000,000

TOTAL Bullpen:              $20.5M                       $20.5M (basically kept it as-is)

Bench:

Jerry Hariston Jr. $2,000,000                         Jerry Hariston Jr. $2,000,000

AAA roster filler    $400K                               AAA roster filler     $400K

AAA roster filler     $400K                              AAA roster filler    $400K

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