Updated: 10/1/18
Estimated 2018 Yankees’ luxury tax payroll: $192.5M
2018 luxury tax threshold: $197 million
The 2018 regular season is complete. The Yankees were, as expected, one of the best teams in MLB. They finished 100-62 with a +182 run differential despite a barrage of injuries that sent Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez, Clint Frazier, and Jordan Montgomery to the disabled list for long stretches of time. Others like Didi Gregorius and Aroldis Chapman have missed time as well. Overall though, the Baby Bombers are pretty rad.
One number has been hanging over the Yankees all year: $197M.