Ryan West
lets go cavsSalary Cap
December 18th 2009 04:45
Yes or No
Do we need a salary cap Major League Baseball I will give you reasons for yes and no and you can decide. First the reasons for yes
Yes-
You got teams like the Yankees, Red Sox, Mets, Cubs, and Dodgers that can just buy any player they can possibly want in free agency while other teams struggle to get anyone.
Ticket Prices are so high right now its because of the players salaries.
NO-
Those 4 teams give hell of a lot of money to the smaller market clubs via revenue sharing and the luxury tax and the other owners just pocket the money.
In the last 15 years there have been 10 different teams to win the World Series only the NFL has more. (12)
You can win without a lot of money look at the Twins who constantly win the AL Central as long as your smart with the money you have you can win.
So there are the reasons for Yes and No I say MLB does not need a salary cap but they need to raise the luxury tax up and put in a minimum spending amount so teams like the Pirates or Royals put back into the organization instead of just pocketing the money.
Do we need a salary cap Major League Baseball I will give you reasons for yes and no and you can decide. First the reasons for yes
Yes-
You got teams like the Yankees, Red Sox, Mets, Cubs, and Dodgers that can just buy any player they can possibly want in free agency while other teams struggle to get anyone.
Ticket Prices are so high right now its because of the players salaries.
NO-
Those 4 teams give hell of a lot of money to the smaller market clubs via revenue sharing and the luxury tax and the other owners just pocket the money.
In the last 15 years there have been 10 different teams to win the World Series only the NFL has more. (12)
You can win without a lot of money look at the Twins who constantly win the AL Central as long as your smart with the money you have you can win.
So there are the reasons for Yes and No I say MLB does not need a salary cap but they need to raise the luxury tax up and put in a minimum spending amount so teams like the Pirates or Royals put back into the organization instead of just pocketing the money.
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Comment by dirtywater
Luv That DirtyWater
Best bet is to give the Luxury Tax some real teeth--no layoffs for a new Yankee stadium --freeze free agent signings to one for repeat offenders.
Also create an international draft, big market teams exploit this as well.
I am a Red Sox fan but a baseball fan first.