D*mn Yankees?

Although he's quick to point out that the season is only three weeks old, David Pinto has a good post on how tight things seem to be in the various divisions, which he attributes to there being very few 'doormats' so far. He sees the luxury tax as being one of the reasons behind that - teams are spending the extra money on improving their rosters - so instead of cursing the Yankees, we should be thankful to them.