#Tino Martinez

To much fanfare, MLB teams tossed aside their actuarial tables to spend huge sums on free-agent players who will age far out of their prime. Carlos Correa, pending his $315 million for 12 years with the Mets, will become the 16th free agent this winter to sign a contract that pays through at least age 36. Teams spent $896 million on 41 player…

The 1998 Yankees are almost certainly the most dominant Yankees team that most of us will see in our lifetimes. Considering that most of us have also seen several other World Series -winning teams, and hopefully will again sometime soon, it's remarkable that they're so clearly ahead. Even as late as June and July, the 2022 Yankees were off to a…