Tampa leads Yankees by 6 with 7 games remaining, including 4 in Yankee Stadium.
Yankees payroll with Brian Cashman as general manager 2001-2025: highest in American League in 22 of 25 years. Friday, October 10, 2025
The Yankees won the World Series in 2000 and in 2009. So, once in the last 25 years, the worst stretch since 1920 when Babe Ruth joined the team.
Brian Cashman has been general manager since February 1998. He inherited a championship team that won the World Series in 1998, 1999 and 2000. But even the 2009 team had the core four, inherited by Cashman: Jeter, Posada, Pettitte and Rivera.
The Yankees led AL in payroll 2001-2025 every year except:
2016: 4th
2017: 3rd
2018: 4th
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https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2026-standings.shtml
East Division
| Tm | W | L | GB | E# | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x-Tampa Bay Rays | 95 | 60 | .613 | -- | -- |
| x-New York Yankees | 89 | 66 | .574 | 6.0 | 2 |
| w-Boston Red Sox | 84 | 72 | .538 | 11.5 | E |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 77 | 79 | .494 | 18.5 | E |
| Baltimore Orioles | 75 | 81 | .481 | 20.5 | E |
x – clinched playoffs ; w – clinched wildcard
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Starting tomorrow the Tampa Rays play the next four games in Yankee Stadium, including two tomorrow. If Tampa wins the first game, it would lead by 7 with 6 games remaining. Here is how Tampa has done since 2021:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TBD/
| Year | Tm | Lg | G | W | L | Ties | pythW-L% | Finish | GB | Playoffs | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tampa Bay Rays | AL East | 155 | 95 | 60 | 0 | .613 | .557 | 1st of 5 | -- | 1,414,975 | |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Rays | AL East | 162 | 77 | 85 | 0 | .475 | .520 | 4th of 5 | 17.0 | 786,750 | |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Rays | AL East | 162 | 80 | 82 | 0 | .494 | .457 | 4th of 5 | 14.0 | 1,337,739 | |
| 2023 | Tampa Bay Rays | AL East | 162 | 99 | 63 | 0 | .611 | .616 | 2nd of 5 | 2.0 | Lost ALWC (2-0) | 1,440,301 |
| 2022 | Tampa Bay Rays | AL East | 162 | 86 | 76 | 0 | .531 | .537 | 3rd of 5 | 13.0 | Lost ALWC (2-0) | 1,128,127 |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays | AL East | 162 | 100 | 62 | 0 | .617 | .623 | 1st of 5 | -- | Lost ALDS (3-1) | 761,072 |
Yankees: https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/
| Year | Tm | Lg | G | W | L | Ties | pythW-L% | Finish | GB | Playoffs | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New York Yankees | AL East | 155 | 89 | 66 | 0 | .574 | .596 | 2nd of 5 | 6.0 | 3,084,047 | |
| 2025 | New York Yankees | AL East | 162 | 94 | 68 | 0 | .580 | .597 | 2nd of 5 | -- | Lost ALDS (3-1) | 3,392,659 |
| 2024 | New York Yankees | AL East | 162 | 94 | 68 | 0 | .580 | .590 | 1st of 5 | -- | Lost WS (4-1) | 3,309,838 |
| 2023 | New York Yankees | AL East | 162 | 82 | 80 | 0 | .506 | .483 | 4th of 5 | 19.0 | 3,269,016 | |
| 2022 | New York Yankees | AL East | 162 | 99 | 63 | 0 | .611 | .656 | 1st of 5 | -- | Lost ALCS (4-0) | 3,136,207 |
| 2021 | New York Yankees | AL East | 162 | 92 | 70 | 0 | .568 | .528 | 2nd of 5 | 8.0 | Lost ALWC (1-0) | 1,959,854 |
How can the Yankees be in this position? In 2026 Aaron Judge has played only 66 games with only 285 Plate Appearances (PA). But Judge was American League (AL) Most Valuable Players (MVP) in 2022, 2024, 2025. In 2023 Judge played only 106 games.
In 2026 the Yankees will have outspent every other AL team again:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2026-misc.shtml
| Tm | Stadium | Attendance | Attend/G | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | Yankee Stadium III | 3,084,047 | 41,676 | $284,070,833 | Boone |
| Boston Red Sox | Fenway Park | 2,626,462 | 35,019 | $237,693,334 | Cora and Tracy |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Rogers Centre | 3,211,730 | 41,176 | $221,400,344 | Schneider |
| Houston Astros | Daikin Park | 2,472,118 | 30,520 | $210,361,666 | Espada |
| Texas Rangers | Globe Life Field | 2,326,518 | 29,827 | $181,925,000 | Schumaker |
| Detroit Tigers | Comerica Park | 2,146,894 | 28,625 | $144,281,859 | Hinch |
| Seattle Mariners | T-Mobile Park | 2,668,835 | 35,584 | $142,791,880 | Wilson |
| Los Angeles Angels | Angel Stadium of Anaheim | 2,631,919 | 32,493 | $136,988,096 | Suzuki |
| Baltimore Orioles | Oriole Park at Camden Yards | 1,786,799 | 22,908 | $114,287,000 | Albernaz |
| Kansas City Royals | Kauffman Stadium | 1,405,090 | 18,735 | $102,364,445 | Quatraro |
| Minnesota Twins | Target Field | 1,659,268 | 21,273 | $100,684,523 | Shelton |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Tropicana Field | 1,414,975 | 17,469 | $79,339,545 | Cash |
| Chicago White Sox | Guaranteed Rate Field | 1,888,942 | 24,217 | $78,630,000 | Venable |
| Athletics | Sutter Health Park | 743,673 | 9,916 | $77,427,857 | Kotsay |
| Cleveland Guardians | Progressive Field | 2,001,415 | 24,709 | $75,256,711 | Vogt |
Ironically, either Chicago or Cleveland will win the Central Division:
Central Division
| Tm | W | L | GB | E# | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | 81 | 75 | .519 | -- | -- |
| Chicago White Sox | 80 | 76 | .513 | 1.0 | 6 |
| Detroit Tigers | 73 | 83 | .468 | 8.0 | ☠ |
| Minnesota Twins | 73 | 83 | .468 | 8.0 | ☠ |
| Kansas City Royals | 67 | 89 | .429 | 14.0 | ☠ |
Based on payroll per win right now:
Yankees: $284,070,833 / 89 = $3,191,807
Tampa: $79,339,545 / 95 = $835,153
$3,191,807 / $835,153 = 3.8
Yankees outspent Tampa 3.8 per win.
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