Kind of an interesting read on the new Yankees spending policy which revolves around being under the $189 million luxury tax threshold for 2014.
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/cash_keeping_bucks_7eIrLdes34c2q3H8CZ9oRJ
The Yankees didn't 'really improve', on paper anyway. They added a guy with a .642 OPS and a guy with a .676 OPS. They added 2 guys who are hitting well below MLB average this year.
The timing and circumstances of this are bizarre, considering Sweeney had actually contributed to the Sunday win over the Yankees, and this was a freaking single that he got robbed of...not to mention the trade deadline thing.
My attitude about Beckett has been vacillating between Sweet Chin Music's and Born to Run's all year. Now I'm just tired of all the trade rumor crap. I want July 31 over and I want this team to start playing some real baseball. Every now and then they give signs of being able to do it.