Do you think MLB will install a salary cap in the near future?

Question

And will Steinbrenner sell the team when that happens.Michigan native, Go Tigers.

Answer 1

It will take a few things for that to happen:

1) A change both in union leadership and in the attitudes of the players. Without those, the union will always oppose a cap.

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2) A serious stance by the owners, where they decide that they've had enough and that they won't continue to participate as owners without a cap.

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3) Fans get so tired of the imbalance between the teams that they stop watching games and buying merchandise. To this point, there's a lot of talk but little action in this area.

Since the days of Marvin Miller, the players have always been stronger and more united than the owners. If you read things like "Lords of the Realm" or other books about baseball labor relations history, it becomes pretty obvious that the players stick together until the owners cave. That's how players won the right to mediation, free agency, and a number of other items in their contracts.

As a fan of a mid-major team, I'd love to see a salary cap similar to that of the NFL. However, until the players cave, or until fans get so sick of the same teams always spending money and stop supporting MLB, I don't see it happening.

Answer 2

No way, the players union will never go along with it and they have to approve it. Also it would take a major overhauling of the way revenue is collected in MLB with a lot more sharing among teams. Which as long at Steinbrenner owns the Yankees will never happen.

Answer 3

IM sick of this.. Steinbrenner does not have an advantage. He does the job he is supposed to do he spends the money. In fact i can name 6 owners in baseball that have more money than him.

1. Devil Rays
2. Brewers
3. Mets
4. Reds
5. Kansas City
6. Texas

Answer 4

There is a Salary cap. If you go over the "CAP" you have to pay into the Luxury Tax Fund which is the redistributed to the teams that did not exceed the cap. As for the Boss selling the team...keep dreaming, he is handing over control to his son in law when he is done. (talk about finding the right girl huh?)


BTW Dark Helmet I have #7 Peter Angelos (Orioles) the owner of Comcast Cable has a few ducketts too!.

Answer 5

It is a possibility. To make all teams fair like in the nhl. If that did happen Steinbrenner wouldn't have an advantage.

Answer 6

It has been said a billion times. The past five years 4 teams had a payroll under 100 million so I dont see the big deal. Oh ya the yankees haven't won one in the past 5 years. So I think the guy that said that should shut up. Ya dang Blue Jays Fan

Answer 7

It would almost have to MLB over sold its product it put major league baseball in what are essentially minor league cities like Tampa, Miami, Dallas , Denver, Phoenix etc These places do not generate enough revenue to consistently support a competitive major league team.
It is not in the best interest of baseball to have perpetual doormat teams nor is it in the best interest of baseball to have teams develop good ball players and not be able to afford to keep them. see Oakland A's
Fans like seeing players come up and stay around for a career.
The players union won't like revenue sharing , but without it franchises will fold due to lack of financial solvency

Answer 8

No! The baseball players union is a lot more powerful than the other sports unions. they don't want it, and that means it's not happening soon..

Besides, studies have shown that more people all over the country are more interested in baseball when the Yankees are good. So major league baseball, and all the teams in it, have a financial interest in keeping it the way it is.

Answer 9

Yeah, I think it might happen. Too bad for Steinbrenner it will make all major league teams have parity.

Answer 10

I think revenue sharing will get bigger--and that will sort of impose a cap, but I don't see the players laying down for a cap the way they have in other sports barring a hockey-like rebellion.