As many of you may have seen this weekend, the New York Yankees acquired MVP Alex Rodriguez from the Texas Rangers for Alfonso Soriano and a player to be named later.

The Yankees now have five of the top 12 paid players, and a payroll near 200 million dollars. They have shown that they will do anything to win. After losing last year to the Florida Marlins in the World Series, they have signed high profile free agents and made trades for top-tier players.

Does it seem wrong to anyone else that the Yankees’ infield—without a second baseman—is paid more than the entire Tampa Bay Devil Rays team?

After their “starting” third baseman Aaron Boone (who was acquired late last season from the Cincinnati Reds) went down with a knee injury, the Yankees were scrambling for a third baseman. Instead of looking for one within their minor league system, they acquire a premier shortstop in Rodriguez, and talked him into switching positions.

All this after Rodriguez was rumored to be going to the Boston Red Sox earlier this winter. Not only did Rodriguez not go to the Red Sox, he went to their hated rivals.

The current debate in the sports world is if this hoarding of talent is good for the game of baseball. Both the Red Sox and the Yankees have been a part of this “cold war” of sorts, leaving the other three teams in their division wondering if they can even stand a chance. Teams with lesser budgets like the Kansas City Royals have to wonder if their “big” off season signings of Juan Gonzalez and Benito Santiago are even going to matter when push comes to shove.

With all this happening, how could it possibly be good for baseball? Is it good for fans in Toronto, Baltimore, and Tampa Bay? Their teams are already essentially eliminated, and there’s still two months until the baseball season begins. Is it good for teams like the Seattle Mariners, Minnesota Twins, or Oakland Athletics? These franchises do less with more year after year; it’s simply unfair that the Yankees can buy their way into the post season.