Before I begin my latest take, let me remind the readers that I am not a biased Yankee fan by any means. I listen to every single team, all 30 MLB teams, and hear their worries.
The Yankees spent nearly a quarter of a billion dollars to fix their team after they missed the playoffs last year. I believe that if you are in a good market and have the money to spend, then go for it: get the best players out in the market. No one is going to stop you. There is no IRS to stop your high spending.
However, to all the owners who complain and want a salary cap in place, I have this to say: you must be on drugs.
I don't believe that salary caps increase competition. Rather, it decreases the opportunity for high market teams to stay competitive. I don't want to hear Pittsburgh or Milwaukee complain because New York has a better market and more money to spend. A salary cap would only limit the number of free agents you would get in the market.
Instead of complaining to a questionable commissioner (Bud Selig), why not spend the money you have on free agents that fit your needs? Money talks, you know. You don't have to be the Yankees to have a lot of money. Look at Boston and what Theo Epstein has done this offseason, bringing in a lot of low-cost free agents to compete for the Red Sox.
Who cares what the dollar amount is? Just stop whining, everybody, because you don't have Yankee dollars. A salary cap is a huge no-no in my book.
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A salary cap is needed. Besides, I'm worried how "CC" will do for you after he failed in Cleveland & Burnett's inconsistencies.
Good luck for the season.
eylesy
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I understand where you are coming from, especially in relation to small markets not generating the same income as larger ones....however, a salary cap is not something that will make teams with money less competitive, what it does is create the opportunity for the Kansas Citys of the league to be more competitive. By forcing the big market teams to be creative in the way they spend their money salaries will slowly come down to something just beyond reasonable and baseball's own form of capology will emerge. Finally I will say this, the higher the salaries, the higher the ticket prices, and fewer people that will care in the long run.
The Sports Simpleton
Willingboro , NJ
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According to Baseball Prospectus a salary cap actually hurts the small market teams for many reasons. One of which is the a minimum is created along with a maximum and that minimum would be way more than many of those small market teams spend now. Just a thought.
elccpa24
Ormond Beach , FL
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