MLB 2025: Year of Ohtani, on the doorstep of an Empire

Jovec said:

I doubt the bottom payroll teams actually want a cap, since a cap would have to include a higher floor. For 2025 opening day payroll, if the floor-cap was $150m - 200m, 6* teams would be in that range, 13 teams spend below the floor (combined $584m under $150m), and 11 teams spend above (combined $546m over $200m). Those bottom teams enjoy getting "free money" from the general revenue sharing split and the luxury tax split.

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Gavinmad said:

The A's would cease to exist as a franchise 30 seconds after a salary floor was announced.

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