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$653,400,000 off season?

This is purely speculative at this point. But based on the way things are going, this seems to be how things might fall out. The NYY could spend more or a little less, but this should be in the ballpark.

AROD: $280M/10 + $30M+ in HR boni.
Rivera: $45M/3
Possada: $52.4M/4
Petite: $16M/1
Santana: $150M/6
Rowand: $60M/5
Wang: $4M in arb (not sure about this one)
2 Relievers: $12/3 + $8/2 (guess)

That's $653,400,000. Yikes.

That should give them a $123.5M starting line up, complete with a $13M 4th outfielder.

That will go nicely with their relative bargain of a $56.4M starting rotation and $28M or so bullpen.

Add on another $4M or so for the rest of the bench and you are looking at a payroll of around:

$225,000,000

There's your NYY tradition.

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