Hey, if salaries don't matter, or are not THE factor, please send all spare NYY monies to us over here in SF, Detroit, and St. Louis!
Anyway, what a salary and all the money in the world can't do is to "undo" that mishap of Jeter. That was ugly and at age 38 I hope he gets to play pro baseball again. It's weird how the announcer first said, "he's OK" but then watching the slomo realized this was it for Jeter this year, and realistically at his age playing so hard since mid-90s, this could be curtains for his career.
It's hard enough when a team gets an injury like a just starting out guy like Posey here suffered but there's always a reasonable expectation that he will heal and return to full form for his MLB team. That pain Jeter was in and being carried off the field was hard to watch and really reminded me of when Theisman got hurt in football.
It doesn't matter if you broke a knee all twisted up or just an ankle like it appears in Jeter, if you are not 100% percent the Yankees (more than anybody) can and will replace you. The shock of seeing Jeter go so early may play into the minds of the team and hurt them from now on.
Oh, please. Total BS. DJ will play for as long as DJ wants to play. As will Mo - if he wants to play next year, he will. Their loyalty kept Jorge around for a year longer than was probably necessary.
And say what you want about the $$ the Yankees spend - the core of all of their championships have been homegrown guys. Bernie, DJ, Mariano, Andy, Jorge. Look at their rotation this year: Nova, Hughes, Pettitte. 2 important guys in their pen: D-Rob and Joba are both homegrown. They develop their guys also - the difference is they are willing to spend the $$ to keep them. As opposed to teams like the Royals who prefer to pocket the money instead of putting it on the field.
It amazes me how much hate the Yankees get for trying to field a successful team. Hate the organizations that put their wallets before winning.