Casey Comerford0:00 So I was sitting here just watching the Yankees um lose in the playoffs to the Blue Jays and I started to think about one of the most controversial things in baseball or in sports, which is the fact that there's not a universal salary cap for all teams in baseball.0:16 And I don't know, I was thinking about it because the Yankees just lost to a smaller market, the Blue Jays, the Mets missed the playoffs.0:23 Um and I don't know, there the question arose for me, which is saying, is it worth it to implement a universal salary cap?0:30 Obviously, um one of the most major things that happened, Juan Soto signed a fifteen-year, eight hundred million dollar contract, and there's kind of an ethical question there where it's like, is he really worth that much more than the average player who's making, say, one to three million dollars a year?0:45 Um, but in my personal opinion, I think it's great for the game to not have a universal salary cap.0:51 Obviously, football and and basketball both have one, NBA and NFL.0:56 But I think baseball's just a different sport.0:58 Um whereas even teams who have less money to spend on talent can still win.1:02 Look at teams like the Blue Jays beating the Yankees, teams like the Rays who had success in recent years.1:07 Um it's just a different game, and I think that's what makes baseball extra special.1:11 Um and also it allows people for superstars to break out even more.1:15 It's better for branding.1:16 A guy like Otani in Japan um deserves all that money because of the revenue he's bringing in for the Dodgers.1:23 So I don't know, some people argue against it, some people argue for it, but watching the the Yankees who have one of the biggest salary caps um lose to the Blue Jays, and the Mets who have the highest salary cap miss the playoffs, made me think about this question.1:37 And I don't know, in my opinion, I think it's fine how it is right now.
Graham Forgey0:00 Casey, I couldn't agree with your discussion more.0:04 The the wonders a salary cap has done for NFL and hockey and MLS soccer is just amazing.0:11 The problem with Major League Baseball right now is the disparity between teams.0:15 As you said, you got the teams like the Mets and the Yankees who spend $300 million a year, but then you have other teams like the Colorado Rockies, the Tampa Bay Rays, the Cleveland Guardians that cop out and spend no money.0:26 The problem with this is that MLB still allows it.0:28 MLB has revenue sharing that gives money from the bigger teams that make all the money, like the Braves, the Yankees, the Mets.0:35 They make money because they're in big market teams with group they're in big market cities with great teams.0:39 The problem is MLB gives that money back to the Rockies, the Sox, who have awful teams in small markets.0:47 MLB definitely needs to establish a universal salary cap to make the game more fair.
Patrick Manning0:01 Yeah, regarding this topic, I definitely agree that there should be a universal salary cap in baseball.0:08 Also, universal salary floor.0:11 I mean you see teams like the Rays, uh the Marlins, other smaller market teams, maybe the Blue Jays even, that are not spending anywhere close to the amount that the Yankees, Mets, Dodgers are paying.0:24 Dodgers have absolutely ridiculous salary cap and it's just kind of making the game unfair for these smaller market teams.0:32 I definitely think something needs to change soon.0:35 Not sure if Manfred's actually gonna do anything.0:38 Um he's talked about in the past, but nothing's ever come of it.0:42 So we'll see.0:43 But I think it's something all baseball fans can agree on that there should be a universal salary cap.