Graham Forgey on Universal salary cap in MLB
Graham Forgey
Universal salary cap in MLB
Claims and stances
Transcript
- 0:00 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.