Salary Cap floor for MLB

[OriolesMagic83]

The MLB union is throwing a fit about top players like Machado and Harper not being signed to huge deals yet.  The bigger problem I see is that the above average but not elite players are getting huge paycuts or even no contracts.  See former O's Markakis and Jones as current examples. 

The only long term solution is to have a soft salary cap with minimum limit like the NBA does. More of MLB revenues need to be shared. There is plenty of revenue in MLB for the lowest revenue teams to have $120 million salary minimum, then there could be a soft cap in the low 200’s (similar to what there is now). That will make just as much money for the players as having the Yankees and Dodgers with $300 million payrolls. Plus the league will be more competitive. The minimum payroll luxury tax limits will be tied to the league revenue. Declining all-stars will have teams to play on as teams with lower payrolls will have to pay someone to meet the payroll minimum. This is a much better solution than trying to force high revenue teams to sign players they don’t want. If the players go on strike, do they really think teams will start signing players to higher amounts? If anything, players salary will either stagnate or even decline.

Fangraphs examined this topic and suggested a $134 salary cap floor which would have resulted in $380 million extra revenue to the players.  It is a common topic on OH how gate receipts are only a small portion of teams' revenues.  Teams with consistently low payrolls are sitting on the shared revenue from other clubs.  With a salary floor in place, the money below the salary floor would be distributed among the players. 

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/mlb-players-ought-to-fight-for-a-payroll-floor/

[Aglets]

I think most reasonable people would be in favor of MLB going this route.  O's fans have certainly been clamoring for a salary cap forever.........it makes sense then that you should have a floor as well.

About half of the teams last year had a payroll under your $134M number though.............so that might lead to some considerable push back from a lot of owners.

I wouldn't be opposed to seeing minor league salaries increase as well.

[Can_of_corn]

1 hour ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

The MLB union is throwing a fit about top players like Machado and Harper not being signed to huge deals yet.  The bigger problem I see is that the above average but not elite players are getting huge paycuts or even no contracts.  See former O's Markakis and Jones as current examples. 

The only long term solution is to have a soft salary cap with minimum limit like the NBA does. More of MLB revenues need to be shared. There is plenty of revenue in MLB for the lowest revenue teams to have $120 million salary minimum, then there could be a soft cap in the low 200’s (similar to what there is now). That will make just as much money for the players as having the Yankees and Dodgers with $300 million payrolls. Plus the league will be more competitive. The minimum payroll luxury tax limits will be tied to the league revenue. Declining all-stars will have teams to play on as teams with lower payrolls will have to pay someone to meet the payroll minimum. This is a much better solution than trying to force high revenue teams to sign players they don’t want. If the players go on strike, do they really think teams will start signing players to higher amounts? If anything, players salary will either stagnate or even decline.

Fangraphs examined this topic and suggested a $134 salary cap floor which would have resulted in $380 million extra revenue to the players.  It is a common topic on OH how gate receipts are only a small portion of teams' revenues.  Teams with consistently low payrolls are sitting on the shared revenue from other clubs.  With a salary floor in place, the money below the salary floor would be distributed among the players. 

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/mlb-players-ought-to-fight-for-a-payroll-floor/

I am not at all sure that will make the league more competitive.

[atomic]

They need a floor.  Teams like the Orioles are making a mockery of the integrity of the game by not even trying to improve their teams.  

[Il BuonO]

1 hour ago, atomic said:

They need a floor.  Teams like the Orioles are making a mockery of the integrity of the game by not even trying to improve their teams.  

Lol, you’re consistent, I must say that.

[Can_of_corn]

6 minutes ago, Il BuonO said:

Lol, you’re consistent, I must say that.

An NBA team created the process and they have a salary cap.