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Olney's Latest: Yankees, Cashman, Giambi
A few hot stove notes from ESPN's Buster Olney ... Olney heard the Yankees' 2009 payroll will be in the $180MM range, down $29MM or so from this year. The Yankees didn't need to negotiate dollars with Brian Cashman...it was just a matter of whether he wanted to come back. Olney can see ...
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Olney: Yanks to have lower payroll
Scott Proctor's Arm - A New York Yankees Blog — ... (via MLB Trade Rumors) says that he heard the Yankees' payroll will be around $180 million next season. That would be a decrease of almost $30 million if true. ...

Olney Hears: Yanks Payroll to Be in $180 Million Dollar Range
YanksBlog.com — ... that he's heard that the Yankees payroll will down to the $180 million dollar range in 2009. This would be a drop of about $29 million, according to MLB Trade Rumors . The team has around $75 million in veteran salary coming off of the books, thanks to expiring contracts. Via ...

TGIF Daily "Linkin' Logs" (10/3/08)
The Bad News Bloggers — ... Eatman responded by noting that Werder and ESPN simply try to stir things up. Hey if ESPN is all about Gonzo Journalism now, I'm all for it. See Playmakers is real. From AwfulAnnouncing: More Sheshawn Back to PFT, Warren Sapp continues to fuel the fire in Oakland. Blame it on Kiffin or Davis, but the bottom line is, that front office is ridiculous. MLBTraderumors.com comes up with some interesting Robby Cano tidbits and some hotstove Yankee Rumors Sergei Federov...on Defense? From Epic Carnival, ...

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