Gleeman:
Twins are now 44-125 (.260) vs. the Yankees since 2002, including 9 straight losses.
Twins' winning percentage is .514 vs. all other teams since 2002.
All three Twins managers since 2002 have a sub-.270 winning% vs. the Yankees.
.269 — Ron Gardenhire
.259 — Paul Molitor
.237 — Rocco Baldelli
The A’s had to get their payroll above $105 mil last year in order to keep their revenue sharing. The CBA requires revenue sharing recipients to spend more than 150% of their revenue sharing money on MLB payroll. Twins number may be a little different but even the Pohlads can only lower payroll to a certain point.