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Hot Stove Mailbag No. 6
Hot Stove Mailbag No. 6
Happy New Year. Not a lot of questions via e-mail lately, but enough for a short mailbag. ———— John writes: If the Yankees are paying $25 million or so in luxury tax, does every Major League team under the salary threshold receive a portion? Are they free to do whatever they want with it? It seems to me that it’s a complete waste if a greedy owner is just ...
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