So, I guess Maddux will be a Yankee, too. Unbelievable. Really unbelievable. I really think it's time for a salary cap. I know the union is strongly against it, but I would imagine they could be convinced to put in a cap around $150 mill, which wouldn't come close to affecting any team other than the Yankees. Whatever, its a few years away anyway.
And this shouldn't be taken as a criticism of the Yanks, because obviously they should do what they can to win, but I do think its reached the point where its bad for baseball's overall business. A lot of fans are just going to stay home because they figure the season's over before it starts.

In unrelated news, the Dodgers yesterday did what the Mets should have done: they hired Paul DePodesta as GM. Great move. It will be interesting to see what a Beane disciple can do with a bigger budget. He might even be able to make some moves to improve their chances this year in the wide open NL West. And Bill Plaschke of the LA Times gets the idiot of the day award for implying that Branch Rickey would be shocked at the Dodgers being run by a stathead. Rickey probably used advanced stats much more than anyone in his day, and was the first one to state the importance of OBP.