The owner of the Yankees said this? LAD didn't spend a lot of money to win the championship, but the Bellinger's contract is thin because of players who are not coaches

Nov 28, 2025

The owner of the Yankees said this? LAD didn't spend a lot of money to win the championship, but the Bellinger's contract is thin because of players who are not coaches
It is unlikely that the New York Yankees will bring back FA Cody Bellinger, who can reach up to $200 million. AFP Yonhap News



New York Yankees owner Steinbrenner, who will
The owner of the Yankees said this? LAD didn't spend a lot of money to win the championship, but the Bellinger's contract is thin because of players who are not coaches
will reduce payrolls next year. AP Yonhap News
While the New York Yankees, which have the highest asset value in the Major League, have decided to reduce payrolls next year, they are drawing attention as they are not making much movement in the FA market.

Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said in a video interview with local media on the 25th (Korea time), `Wouldn't it be better to lower the payroll? I absolutely believe so"But I'm not sure if it will actually happen. It's what I want to make a power to win the championship."

It emphasizes that winning the World Series is the Yankees' goal every year, and the nuance of wanting to lower Payroll is strongly read.




The last time the Yankees reached the top of the World Series was in 2009. In the World Series that year, when he won 103 games in the regular season, he beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 to lift his 28th career championship.

Since then, he has been on the fall baseball stage 12 times until this year, but he only made it to the World Series last year, 15 years later, and many years were eliminated from the Division Series or ALCS. This season, it lost even the top spot in the AL East to the Toronto Blue Jays with 94 wins and 68 losses, and fell to the knees with 1-3 losses to Toronto in the Division Series.

The owner of the Yankees said this? LAD didn't spend a lot of money to win the championship, but the Bellinger's contract is thin because of players who are not coaches
Yankees manager Aaron Boone takes the mound in the seventh inning of Game 1 of the Division Series against Toronto on the 5th of last month (Korea time) to replace Luke Weaver. AFP Yonhap News
Steinbrenner attributed the Yankees' 'Failure' to the players, not Aaron. Steinbrenner, who suffered a long slump in the middle of the season and saw the postseason collapse weakly against Earth's rival Toronto, said "Mental management was wrong and there were many base-running mistakesHe fired first base coach Travis Chapman. In addition, according to Steinbrenner, the Yankees have made more than $700 million in sales this year, but their operating profit is in the red.




He said "No one wants to make an operating deficit. It's not a calm state, it's not an exact state.'"Everyone wants to talk about sales. But you also have to talk about the cost, including the $1 million you pay to the New York City authorities on February 1 every year. The cost execution was rushed.' In other words, they paid taxes to New York City in 2020 and 2021, when imports were not available as the COVID-19 pandemic hit the entire United States.

Steinbrenner said, `No club spends more on scouts, player development and analysis than we do. All costs are starting to increase"If you want to look into profits, you have to calculate the cost aspect as well. You will be surprised to see the money we spend."

The owner of the Yankees said this? LAD didn't spend a lot of money to win the championship, but the Bellinger's contract is thin because of players who are not coaches
Outfielder Trent Grisham remained with the Yankees after receiving a qualifying offer. AFP Yonhap News
The Yankees' payroll this year is $278.1 million. In addition, $312.2 million was spent on the team's labor costs, including $34.1 million in luxury taxes. The only reinforcement made by the Yankees in the offseason was to renew the contract by offering a qualifying offer of $2.25 million to internal FA outfielder Trent Grisham and signing left-hander Ryan Bro for a year and $2.5 million. The fact that five pitchers were sent out as non-tenders is actually part of the cost reduction.




For the Yankees, reinforcing the outfield and bullpen is a task this offseason, and it is questionable whether they will re-sign Cody Bellinger. Key relievers such as Devin Williams and Luke Weaver have also become FA, making it impossible to guarantee that they will remain in the Yankees. If all of them leave, the Yankees should spend a large amount of money to strengthen the outfield and bullpen. Payroll is forced to increase again.

Steinbrenner said, "(Brian Cashman) will talk about the scope of the payroll before going to the winter meeting,' adding, "(The current situation is fluid, so if a contract is signed that is very beneficial to strengthen what we need, the payroll fluctuation could disappear in two seconds.' This means that if you are an essential player, you can spend a lot of money.

However, Steinbrenner seems to have abandoned the idea of increasing investment and getting closer to winning the championship. Steinbrenner said of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who won the World Series by ranking No. 1 in payroll for the second consecutive year, `I don't think there's much correlation between the most money spent and the championship. Depending on the amount, we will only spend money if there is a vulnerable part."

In the end, it seems unlikely that the Yankees will re-sign Bellinger.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.