Will MLB BOG Push For Salary Cap In Next CBA?

[DaBadGuy7]

Might be another 04-05 NHL lockout situation reading this article.

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[BigBadBruins7708]

I dont think it will have much support honestly.

The rich owners want to be able to spend. The poor owners wont want it because under the current system they get ~$50 million a year each from the rich teams. Revenue sharing would almost certainly be dead in a cap situation

 

[Voight]

I highly doubt it. There isn't much interest for one, the smaller market owners like Butting have zero desire to build a winning team and are fine with collecting their revenue sharing checks.

It's not like parity doesn't exist. In the last decade, only the Dodgers and Astros have won it more than once.

 

[DaBadGuy7]

I dont think it will have much support honestly.

The rich owners want to be able to spend. The poor owners wont want it because under the current system they get ~$50 million a year each from the rich teams. Revenue sharing would almost certainly be dead in a cap situation

Not completely true, Hal Steinbrenner for years has stated how much he doesn’t believe a team needs to spend over 200 million payroll to win (Rays being the best example). He might be the one of big market owners that want a cap. If you read the article, the RSN situation is another big reason why a cap might happen:



Certainly you are right about teams like Pirates not wanting a floor, but don’t how they won’t be in the owners are in agreement on the issue. I think a cap is more likely than most want to admit imo

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Nope.

And even if the cheaper owners ever pushed for one, then the richer owners would counterpush for a significant salary floor in retaliation. And vice versa.

Neither are going to happen.

 

[Mightygoose]

The PA will want a salary floor too. Even if one can be agreed upon the limit will be so high that the big clubs can still spend.