Rob Manfred says some MLB fans concerned over lack of salary cap

[sawchuk1971]

Manfred: Fans concerned over no MLB salary cap

Rob Manfred says he is getting emails from fans concerned over MLB's lack of a salary cap following an offseason spending spree by the Dodgers.

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[Gnashville]

We are more concerned about the stupid rule changes like the extra inNing ghost runner, pitch clock, universal DH and all the other crap he came up with. Maybe he should listen to the fans about those

 

[The Marquis]

We are more concerned about the stupid rule changes like the extra inNing ghost runner, pitch clock, universal DH and all the other crap he came up with. Maybe he should listen to the fans about those

You must be one of those fans of a team who has been to the World Series.

 

[Gnashville]

You must be one of those fans of a team who has been to the World Series.

Braves

 

[The Marquis]

Braves

Easy team to like. Something to cheer for most years since the 90’s. I envy that.

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

We are more concerned about the stupid rule changes like the extra inNing ghost runner, pitch clock, universal DH and all the other crap he came up with. Maybe he should listen to the fans about those

There is no way the majority of fans don’t like the pitch clock.

Also that’s the most thinly veiled way of advocating for the owners via pinning the idea on “the fans” by Manfred.

I’d call it slimy but it’s too obvious a rouse.

 

[BKIslandersFan]

Man, one league that could afford lockout the least is MLB, considering average age of viewership is only going up.

 

[x Tame Impala]

We are more concerned about the stupid rule changes like the extra inNing ghost runner, pitch clock, universal DH and all the other crap he came up with. Maybe he should listen to the fans about those

All those rules are great tbh. Been a fan of the game my entire life and I love the changes. It's a 162 game season man. Gotta speed these games up.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

You must be one of those fans of a team who has been to the World Series.

Only 7 have failed to do so since 2000 and through mismanagement, not payroll shortcomings

 

[Moose Head]

We are more concerned about the stupid rule changes like the extra inNing ghost runner, pitch clock, universal DH and all the other crap he came up with. Maybe he should listen to the fans about those

I want a home run derby to decide tie games

As a jays fan, no rule change is going to make Shapiro and Atkins not suck at their jobs, so that’s that.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Only 7 have failed to do so since 2000 and through mismanagement, not payroll shortcomings

And until the structure forces those teams to at least try there's going to remain a distinct tier of teams that are there just to fill out the schedule and rake in profit.

The problem is more with owners like Robert Nutting of the Pirates than it is the Dodgers. A cap comes with a floor and the floor is more necessary than even the cap is. A floor is necessary to get owners like Nutting to do anything but pocket a shit-ton of money and isolate himself from the public as the current set-up incentivizes him to do.

 

[The Marquis]

Only 7 have failed to do so since 2000 and through mismanagement, not payroll shortcomings

Oh buddy, I know which teams have been to the World Series and exactly which one hasn’t.

 

[Rude Dog]

Not having a cap is dumb

 

[GindyDraws]

And until the structure forces those teams to at least try there's going to remain a distinct tier of teams that are there just to fill out the schedule and rake in profit.

The problem is more with owners like Robert Nutting of the Pirates than it is the Dodgers. A cap comes with a floor and the floor is more necessary than even the cap is. A floor is necessary to get owners like Nutting to do anything but pocket a shit-ton of money and isolate himself from the public as the current set-up incentivizes him to do.

This.

It's not the cap on spending I want but the encouragement to actually spend (the floor), so teams will have to look like they want to win instead of being content with yet another 70-92 season. Given the amount of teams that regularly underperform, it would at least create the artificial presentation of competition, even if you see a bunch of teams hovering at or just above the minimum requirements. A $100 million floor would increase the payroll of Miami by more than 100%.