At ESPN+: Payroll disparity in MLB is reaching levels unseen in decades. And yet a vast majority of teams have playoff aspirations in 2024. An explanation of how these divergent concepts make sense -- and a look at the payroll tiers of all 30 MLB teams: espn.com/mlb/insider/st…
@JeffPassan Baseball needs a salary cap. But the players, their union, and their agents don't want a cap....so the national baseball media stays mum on a salary cap (so as not to alienate the above) and "pretends" the current system works. It does not. Dodgers just buying championships.
@JeffPassan Don't need an article. Two words: Playoff Expansion. Playoff expansion has been terrible for the players as now mid level teams have no incentive to spend money.
@JeffPassan lmao no they dont. expanding the playoffs was such a bad thing for the players and game. teams will and have regressed to the middle for spending. back to mediocre for most and a few teams trying to win (aka spending)
@JeffPassan Time to tell these billionaires to stop pocketing revenue
@JeffPassan There are so many factors that come into play, like player development, team chemistry, and strategic decision-making.
@JeffPassan In a perfect world every team in MLB would have a legitimate chance to win the WS. So many really think such payroll disparity is good for the game ? As a long time Guardians fan I can’t see how such a gap is good for the game. Haves & have nots. Not good.
@JeffPassan @MLB has a Major problem. 2/3rds of the League CAN'T compete with the Top 10 Markets, bc they can't afford 30M+ players & $150M+ payrolls.. Case in point, of the last 25 #WorldSeries (50 teams), only 5 weren't a Top 10 Market, and they had to have 100 L szns for top draft picks.
@JeffPassan The TV deals create a huge revenue disparity.