The New York Yankees’ current 2021 payroll is $203.35 million, while the Tampa Bay Rays sit with a $70.85 million payroll. The baseball standard is usually the more money spent, the better the team will be.
Why is it that the Rays continue to outperform the Yankees over the last couple of years? The Rays have taken 20 out of 31 over the past two years, and 27 out of 49 over the past three years.
Tampa Bay also beat New York in the 2020 ALDS at Petco Park, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Tampa Bay Rays keep outperforming the Yankees without needing to outspend them
Although it doesn’t seem like complete domination, it has been.