The Yankees and Mets both lost on Sunday, and both lost their weekend series to fall further off the pace in their respective divisions.
It’s still early, but after boasting the two highest payrolls entering the season, both teams look like they are already fading out of their divisional races before Memorial Day.
“The combined salaries for the Mets and the Yankees…$625 million being spent on baseball players in this city,” Boomer said. “To be a combined 17 games out of first place. Gerrit Cole and Aaron Judge make more money combined than the Rays spend on their entire team.
“It’s really embarrassing now. It’s gotten to the point where these teams are basically laughable, and both of them are unwatchable. It’s almost like they’ve spent so much money and there’s so much talk, but there’s no excitement around it.”
The Rays have the 28th biggest payroll in baseball, while the Orioles are second to last in the league, just behind Tampa Bay. Both have looked noticeably better than the Yanks in the AL East thus far.
Meanwhile, the Mets and their league-leading payroll are now below the .500 mark. For Boomer, seeing the paychecks being written out by ownership and comparing it to the performance on the field, he can’t help but laugh in embarrassment.
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