Joel Sherman interviewed Hal Steinbrenner - his statements were discussed on TMKS. Statements were generalized and not directly speaking about Machado and Harper/ He still believes the Yankees are good enough to beat the Sux and was disappointed in the Team not performing to capabilities. Will try to keep the team under luxury tax for '19 but did not preclude the possibility of going over for the right player. Sabermetrics will factor into considerations but there are certain questions that will be addressed - hustle, living up to Yankee guidelines, the kind of teammate, etc. A 10 year contract for the right player is not out of the question (I'm sure someone will have the link to Sherman's story for the NY Post)
