The New York Yankees should be spending more of their money, according to one MLB insider. ESPN reporter Jeff Passan joined The Michael Kay Show and ripped the Yankees' lack of spending this offseason.

Yankees chairman Hal Steinbrenner responded to the Dodgers' run of recent signings, which has pushed them up to a projected 2025 payroll upwards of $375 million, in an interview with YES Network's Meredith Marakovits. His answer was something you'd expect to hear from a small-market team, rather than baseball's financial titan of the past century.

The CBT has increasingly become an issue for Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner. As it stands, the Yankees are a fourth-time CBT payor and expected to pay north of $43 million in luxury tax, according to Cot’s Baseball Contracts.

Williams explained the saga, which goes back about 17 years, in precise detail on the “Diggin' Deep” podcast with ex-MLB player Eric Hosmer. It was a learning moment for Williams — and one that required him to stand up for himself and make a bold move to keep him with the Yankees.

New York Yankees starting pitcher Marcus Stroman has been involved in several MLB trade rumors this offseason. He is entering the second season of his two-year, $37 million contract with New York after underperforming in 2024.

One of the New York Yankees’ top pitching prospects is healthy and ready to rebound after a difficult, injury-filled 2024. Righty Chase Hampton has recovered from a right flexor tendon strain and groin strains and has already thrown a live batting practice at the team’s player development facility in Tampa.

The Yankees are planning on going with Jasson Dominguez in left field and hoping more experience will lead to more comfort at the position.

Concern is mounting about a potential MLB work stoppage following the 2026 season, largely due to the Los Angeles Dodgers' massive spending.

A YES spokesman confirmed the network has no plans to simulcast ESPN New York’s new afternoon drive time show, “Don, Hahn and Rosenberg.” That show, with Alan Hahn replacing Michael Kay alongside Don La Greca and Peter Rosenberg, premiered on Jan. 6 without a simulcast deal.

While Nolan Arenado has been connected to the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees at times this offseason, it is reportedly looking more likely that he

ESPN’s Molly Qerim is heating up the cold New York winter with her sizzling fits. Her latest look is an ode to NYC. The First Take co-host with Steve A. Smith is always a bright spot on the show with her fashion like her “back to business” miniskirt while flexing her legs,