The NY Yankees recently changed how much they are going to pay some of their key players. Due to the changes, some of these players are really going to have to step it up this season if they’re going to get the kind of pay that they think they deserve.

One of the biggest changes in pay went to infielder Wilson Betemit. Betemit is a switch-hitter who the team is expecting to handle backup duties at all four infield spots this season. His pay increased from $405,000 last season to a reported one-year contract for $1.165 million this year. Talk about a pay increase!

On the other hand, Chien-Ming Wang and Brian Bruney need to have a great year to make up for the pay cuts that both are getting from the team. Wang asked for $4.6 million but is only being offered $4 million, and Bruney asked for $845,000 and is only getting $640,000.

This really just goes to show that if players really want to get the kind of salary that they want, then they better be willing to play their best to deserve that kind of pay. I still think it’s a little ridiculous how much the spread can be between different players, but I guess that’s just the way the system works.

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