would the Yankee haters prefer that the owners of the Yanks pocket the $ that the team makes?
The Yanks are most popular sports team in history. They are a baseballs "Hall of Fame".
I think that they have the richest TV contract of any baseball team. Are the owners supposed keep the $ for themselves, and not put a good team on the field?
The Yanks ownership is doing exactly what any big market, high profit team should do. Thats spend $ on the best players out there. That does not guarantee a Championship, but it will usually make for a competitive team, and thats good for all of baseball.
Look at the NHL as another example. When the NY Rangers are good, it creates a buzz through the entire NHL. The NHL does best when a major market team wins the Cup.