Don't expect the New York Yankees to match the Los Angeles Dodgers in spending any time soon, judging from their controlling owner's recent comments. Yankees chairman Hal Steinbrenner responded to the Dodgers' run of recent signings,

It's going to be pretty tough for the general public to believe New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner when he pleads poverty — especially with Forbes valuing the franchise at approximately $7.5 billion in 2024, which was tops in all of MLB.

No one in the projected lineup should come close to replicating Soto but Steinbrenner pointed to improvements in defense, pitching and more.