I just finished the book Moneyball by Michael Lewis. In the book Lewis tracks the fiscal policies of the Oakland Athletic's general manager, Billy Beane. Lewis wants to find out how the Athletics who sport a $40 million payroll compete with the New York Yankees who routinely trot out a lineup with a payroll well over $100 million. With the Yankees signing big ticket free agent pitchers C.C. Sabathia, A.J. Burnett along with slugger Mark Texiera, Moneyball has become relevant again. By adding these contracts to their already mammoth payroll, the Yankees now boast an all time high payroll of $207 million. After the Yankees the next highest payroll belongs to the New York Mets at $137 million. The bottom three teams consist of the Oakland Athletics ($47 million), the Tampay Bay Rays ($43 million), and the Florida Marlins ($22 million). How are these teams expected to compete with the Yankees?