Bronx Bomber Ball

Coming into Saturday’s game, the Yankees had played 11 of their 13 consecutive games against the AL East, and have gone 6-5 in that stretch. They had also scored eight or more runs in three consecutive games. Their offense has been clicking, especially in last night’s win when Aaron Hicks blasted his ninth and tenth homers of the year, and it continued tonight, as the Yanks pounded O’s former ace Chris Tillman. Luis Severino got the start for the Bombers. Photo via Frank Franklin II of AP

In today’s game of baseball, overpaying for free agents is inevitable. If you want to sign your guy, you are going to make sure nobody outbids you in the process. Nowadays, it seems like every free agent is getting overpaid. Seven years and $161 million for Chris Davis? Eight years at $184 million for Jason Heyward? Seven years for $153 million for Jacoby Ellsbury? Sure, the Yankees overpaid Aroldis Chapman signing him to a five year deal worth $86 million, a deal that shattered the previous record for any relief pitcher. But the point is, they intended to overpay him. Resigning Chapman after dealing him to the World Series champion Chicago Cubs was a priority for Brian Cashman, and after getting it done, this is a signing that should be celebrated. Photo Credit: Jerry Lai | USA TODAY Sports