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Originally Posted by crackpott
I disagree with Skipaway that it wouldn't make a difference. His comments imply the Yankees will just spend absolutely whatever, and again I would state that the Yankees HAVE been interested in free agents and not sign them. That wouldn't be the case if they would just spend anything to get whoever they wanted.
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That's not the point. You basically means the barrier for acquiring free agent help is raised by 30%. Looking at the payroll, it's pretty obvious that the Yankees would be the only obvious one that would still be able to get players they want. Surely even their ability to do that would be hindered, but much less so than other big market teams.
You'd essentially drag down the Cubs a lot but the Yankees not so much. It would make a difference, but not a desirable difference.