Protesting too much.

"I love building a team,” Suzyn said. “They’re not done. I was told by three different people that they’re not done.

“I love this. This is my favorite thing, which is building a team and not just spending money on a couple people and going that way. They are not done, I am told. We will see what happens.”

This is known as "buying" a team.

“They better get a third baseman here,” Suzyn said. “If you’re gonna spend this money on Max Fried, then you better have a real third baseman standing there, because that’s what he does. That’s where the balls go.

“They gotta do something at third base. Someone has to be standing over there who knows what they’re doing.”

No offense to Chisolm.

I know everyone likes to play accountant, but nothing was stopping the Yankees from signing both Soto and Fried and then trading for Williams and Bellinger.

The limitations of the luxury tax are made up.

There is also no reason to throw shade at the Mets (along with Jazz Chisolm?) for, you know, spending a lot of money on a great player.

Because I guess that means the Mets aren't building a team. They're just taking shortcuts and buying a team.

The Yankees, by contrast, surely aren't top heavy. Not with Bellinger, Stanton, Judge, Cole, Fried, Rodon, and Stroman. 

Even washed-up LeMahieu will be making $15 million in 2025.

Which isn't a lot compared to Soto, but it's not exactly budget-conscious/spread-the-wealth/bottom-up/team-building behavior.