Ideas to avoid a work stoppage in 2027.

I question those estimates. Does that also take into account the TV money revenue that is also required to be shared?

With those teams drawing very view fans, having relatively low TV money revenue, and having no penalties for low spending, there has to be some viable source of consistent revenue (other than franchise values going up every year) to make it make sense.

I also generally don't trust anything coming out of the small market owners complaint box. For years the mantra was "we just need a new stadium to compete"... then all these teams did get tax-funded stadiums, and it was still business as usual (or worse).

 

If they have a salary cap, are the Dodgers forced to trade away players to get under the cap? Or are they exempt because they made this payroll before the potential cap? Maybe will be forced to trim a certain amount each year and have a certain year where they need to be under?

 

Let there be a stoppage and let it be known its because of the damn Dodgers.

 

Baseball viewership is finally trending in the right direction after the game speed rule changes a couple of years ago, and now it seems that momentum is going to get decimated by a lockout and/or lack of parity

 

Would never happen. In the NFL, the Players Association has the least power. MLBPA has most power for any of the major sports leagues.

 

This issue with making it a hard line in the sand is the Players are not looking at the whole picture.

Not having a salary cap doesn't help most players just a few of the biggest FA's every year. Just because a player will be a FA doesn't mean they will net the benefits of that system.

Just should basically ask for everything else they could possible want in return for a salary cap, and they would probably get all of it.

 

I can't stand the Dodgers. Hate them worse than the Yankees

 

Simple. Get owners with deeper pockets. Problem solved.

 

the dodgers ruined baseball

 

The deferred $ on Ohtani`s contract should not be allowed. I am afraid I agree with the Owners that some type of Salary Cap needs to be implemented. you shouldn't be able to BUY yourself a title and at the same time you want teams like the Royals, A`s, White Sox to spend which is why I prefer some type of Min/Max each team has to abide by...............the luxury tax is not working, to these guys it's like a slap on the wrist to a hedge fund Billionaire

I side with this theory because someone has to pay the salaries and a big chunk of that is from the fans and I am just about priced out to go to a game; I used to go to 10-15 games a year when they opened Enron and now, I go to maybe 3. I like to have the fan experience, so I want a few hot dogs and a few beers and peanuts.................now those beers are $15

Just my .02

 

I don't think this is correct. I don't think a lockout will cause any of the owners to go broke such that lost revenue is the big issue. The Yankees, Dodgers, Red Sox, and Mets each lose a $100M very quickly because they have tons of fixed costs that don't mean much versus their revenue when games are played. Short term, sure the smaller markets will have to have owners backstop them as the teams don't have cash reserves, but long term, that money will be made up quickly, while it will take the big markets longer to get back to where they were pre-lockout.

The lost profits matter a bunch more for the big markets as they are making a ton more than the small markets.

 

The deferred money has no impact on anything. It's a $44MM/yr contract in real value and the Dodgers are required to pay that into escrow each year. The only impact deferrals has is it allows Ohtani to say he's making more money than he is. Luxury cap, cash costs, etc - the Dodgers get no benefit whatsoever.

 

This is a really good comprehensive article on this topic:

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id...geles-dodgers-free-agency-labor-cba-offseason

Of note about the owners, the salary cap's big benefit is on franchise valuations, where apparently MLB is doing poorly compared to the other sports. Increasing franchise valuations is a topic all owners can unite around.

Owners are angry, too. Their franchise valuations aren't growing as quickly as their billionaire peers' in other sports, and they blame the system that governs Major League Baseball. They don't like it. Nearly every owner believes MLB needs a salary cap. Its presence, owners say, immediately would juice franchise values, with the labor cost essentially fixed and no more chasing Dodgers teams spending $500 million annually on players. At the same time, they say, it would provide a pathway to competitive balance, which they believe is entirely out of whack. They think a salary cap will fix everything, even if it means jeopardizing the 2027 season. "They are ready to burn the f---ing house down," one high-ranking team official said.

 

The game will survive. Maybe salaries will drop. Maybe it will lose some fans. Maybe a whole season will be missed. Ultimately, the game will go on. In a few years, labor issues will be forgotten.

 

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