For almost five years now we’ve heard about the luxury tax plan. The Yankees were planning to get under the $189M luxury tax threshold back in 2014, but when they missed the postseason in 2013, that went by the wayside. Nowadays we’re talking about the Yankees getting under the $197M luxury tax plan in 2018, and they’re in position to do it. The roster looks formidable and there is still $22M in payroll space available.
By this point of the 2013-14 offseason, the Yankees had already decided to scrap the luxury tax plan and spend big.