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This salary floor seems like it’s definitely going to happen.
And it’s going to affect us quite a a lot.
I’d like to see us get some early FAs that are on short term deals before the prices explode.
I saw that there is almost $600M to be exchanged from the big market to small market teams if that cap/floor goes into effect.
I love the idea of revenue sharing plus a floor to make sure the money is given to the players. With this, many more players should get to become multimillionaires, and organizations like the Pirates will be much less likely to stuff their pockets and cheat the fans by not fielding a competitive team.
What could these playoffs mean for baseball's labor battle? We asked MLB players, execs https://t.co/0EH06UEssQ
— Sports News & Videos (@robinsportsnews) October 7, 2026
News: MLB sent a 34-page memo to owners and high-ranking officials across the league detailing what to expect — and how to act — during the lockout.
MLB’s official website and club websites will again be scrubbed of player images and videos.
And holiday cards? MLB says clubs…
— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) October 8, 2026
Two views.
Since 1995 (31 years of results)
62.9% of WS participants had a top 10 payroll
89.% had a top 15 payroll
74.2% of WS winners had a top 10 payroll
93.5% had a top 15 payroll
77.4% of WS participants ranked in top 1/2 of markets
80.6% of WS winners ranked in top 1/2 of markets https://t.co/wk3U07mnb0— Anthony Castrovince (@castrovince) October 14, 2026
The problem with what major league wants is that teams that choose not to spend dont really deserve to win. You can be smart and spend money. Lets not reward teams that underpay their employees.
Baseball Owners Actually Make Money!!!
“A lot of my friends were buying teams, and I realized they’re making money. They’re making more money than I’m making in private equity,” Rubenstein told Baltimore Baseball.
David Rubenstein is the owner of the Baltimore Orioles.
The Owners will most always make money. That is why most of them are in the business. Before free agency and the union they were very cheap with the players.
The real losers through the years have been the fans and minor league players who are not big bonus signing players. Not only the cost of admitance and concessions have skyrocked but also the cutback in farm systems have deprived many fans of minor league team games. Not shure the contract effects the cutbackbut I hated to see it. Once the Cardinals had 32 farm teams in the Branch Rickey era.
At least now I can watch the four top levels on TV.
The real losers through the years have been the fans and minor league players
Yet there is no shortage of either. Its complicated.
It seems like the thing that is in motion is the evolving revenue stream. Between broadcast/streaming changes and the emergence of gaming derived revenue, the pie seems like a moving target that they all want the biggest possible slice of.
Impact of Past MLB Lockouts/ Strikes pic.twitter.com/axRE045WUl
— Dan Clark (@DanClarkSports) October 16, 2026
Yep
MLB’s other low-payroll teams are on notice. The Rays and Brewers didn’t spend big to get here. Column, unlocked and free to read. https://t.co/MhNptNa1Nh
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) October 21, 2026
Interesting analysis
Competitive balance sits at the heart of the fight that will soon shut down MLB. So @TheAthletic took a deep dive into what the state of parity in MLB really is. @enosarris ran the numbers, the league and union were interviewed — and two takeaways stood out.
Unlocked:…
— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) October 23, 2026
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