Does MLB need a hard cap?

fix · Post by **fix** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:03 am

A hard salary cap set at a level where even the Royals could contend..

Discuss.

The Assassin · Post by **The Assassin** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:11 am

Sure.Why not?

signed,

The Pittsburgh Pirates

Adelpiero · Post by **Adelpiero** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:19 am

NO

what did NY and NY get for all that $$$

Baltimore spent a ton of dough in Belle era, they won nothing!

Oakland has a smaller salary, and they compete with the top orgs, they got rid of 2 stud pitchers and still are fighting for a division and wild card spot!You have to have a GM who has a clue.

crap orgs will fall to bottom and rest in peace!

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 1:01 am

Absolutely. MLB needs to copy the NFL model.

Sin,
18 and counting.

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 1:43 pm

Adelpiero wrote:NO

what did NY and NY get for all that $$$

Baltimore spent a ton of dough in Belle era, they won nothing!

Oakland has a smaller salary, and they compete with the top orgs, they got rid of 2 stud pitchers and still are fighting for a division and wild card spot!You have to have a GM who has a clue.

crap orgs will fall to bottom and rest in peace!

The problem with that logic is that while the big spenders may not always get the bang for the buck they were hoping for, they artificially increase the costs of doing business for the rest. Oakland may be contending for a "wild card" berth, but they will NEVER be able to have a run like the Yankees had from 1996 to 2001 EVER. Why? Because once they develop a group of players, they have to decide which ones they can afford to keep and then start all over again. And the A's are the best run of the small market teams. I still can't believe that Stienbrenner hasn't offered Billy Beane a boatload of cash to jump ship.