The Yankees' payroll will be lower than last year's even after going to buy a bunch of guys. As a Yankee fan you really have to not give a shit what fans of other teams think about the Yankees. We have no hitters in our farm system and our young pitchers outside of Joba hasn't worked out. We had to do something and the Yankees did, they played by the rules and everyone is butthurt about it. The Steinbrenners aren't the richest owners in MLB, they just actually give a shit about their team unlike other owners who just view their teams as toys.