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Parity<\/p>\n
Fundamentally, the question at the heart of these thought pieces centers on what makes for a fair or equitable league with parity across the teams? I know it might seem pedantic, but before we discuss or answer that question, we have to define what we mean by parity. Sadly, no matter what the league institutes, there will always be some level of inequity between teams. But there\u2019s also plenty of evidence to suggest that the league already exhibits some levels of parity. From the aforementioned fact that there hasn\u2019t been a repeat champion in a quarter century to the thrilling improvement of the Blue Jays from last place in the AL East last season to a divisional and pennant champion this season. None of the capped sports can claim the former as all three have had multiple repeat champions in the same span and the number of worst-to-first teams are substantially more limited in those sports.<\/p>\n
Salary Cap<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll admit that I\u2019m particularly biased when it comes to the idea of instituting a salary cap. In the same way that the Dodgers themselves are easy villains, team owners inhabit a similar den of villainy. Many of them are multimillionaires<\/a> if not billionaires and can expect massive payouts<\/a> if and when they decide to sell the team to another fabulously wealthy individual or family. But while affordability with attendance concerns from fans continue to be an issue across the league, these same modern robber barons insist on receiving hundreds of millions<\/a> of dollars from the public to improve their stadiums by holding their teams hostage to moving to a new location. So why then should we expect these same businesspeople to not use the salary cap as another impediment to spending in free agency? A salary cap could simply be a way to minimize costs for owners while doing little to improve equity or parity in the game. My parents recently sent me this Bleacher Report article<\/a> that includes the following table. While the topline numbers of payrolls might first grab your attention, I think the percentage of revenue each team spends on payroll is actually the more interesting metric. What if instead of instituting a salary cap, there was a rule mandating the percentage of the team\u2019s revenue can be spent on things other than payroll?<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/79347657b1d7aa74c3a8693ac320ebab.jpeg\"\/)
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