@PriorFir4383355_XBL said:

@StinkyMcPooter_XBL said:

So, MLB's first proposal to the MBLPA was 'a payroll of at least $171.2 million without exceeding $245.3 million', starting in 2027.

Is this a joke? It's almost if they want a lockout.

There are about 5 teams who couldn't possibly get to the min. and 5 teams who couldn't get to the max. by 2027. The other 20 teams could live in the middle, but it's a dealbreaker from the start.

They need to totally revamp the luxury tax system. Set the tax at whatever you want, but give that money to the teams with the lowest payroll with the caveat that they spend that money on players.

You can't just tell teams like the Athletics or Miami 'hey, you need to spend an extra $100 million next year'. Nor can you tell L.A. to trim $300 million.

Take all the luxury tax money and make the lower payroll teams competitive.

MLB already has taken steps to seize teams from owners for violations of league rules, and then operates the team itself until the franchise can be sold to another owner.

So, yes, very much in fact, the league CAN tell a team it will spend at least the minimum and will not exceed the maximum, or else the owner will lose his team. And ninety percent of the owners are 100% in favor of this right now.

The Dodgers were one of the teams MLB forced to be sold from the McCourts to their current owners when they couldn’t make payroll.

@StinkyMcPooter_XBL said:

So, MLB's first proposal to the MBLPA was 'a payroll of at least $171.2 million without exceeding $245.3 million', starting in 2027.

Is this a joke? It's almost if they want a lockout.

There are about 5 teams who couldn't possibly get to the min. and 5 teams who couldn't get to the max. by 2027. The other 20 teams could live in the middle, but it's a dealbreaker from the start.

They need to totally revamp the luxury tax system. Set the tax at whatever you want, but give that money to the teams with the lowest payroll with the caveat that they spend that money on players.

You can't just tell teams like the Athletics or Miami 'hey, you need to spend an extra $100 million next year'. Nor can you tell L.A. to trim $300 million.

Take all the luxury tax money and make the lower payroll teams competitive.

MLB already has taken steps to seize teams from owners for violations of league rules, and then operates the team itself until the franchise can be sold to another owner.

So, yes, very much in fact, the league CAN tell a team it will spend at least the minimum and will not exceed the maximum, or else the owner will lose his team. And ninety percent of the owners are 100% in favor of this right now.

@Doppelganger39_PSN said:

You ask for something you know you're not going to get so when the time comes ask for what you really want it doesn't look as bad.

The lockout will end in April with no cap but with an agreed limit to deferred payments. That stops the Dodgers and Mets dead in their tracks.

They are not cancelling the season.

Wanna bet?

The refusal to accept reality is a long ago rancid mentality. There is currently a $411 million gap between the haves and the have nots and that gap keeps growing. MLB will not survive if it turns itself into a Harlem Globetrotters versus Washington Generals type of model.

The owners caved to the players previously. The players got their way and the results are what we see today. Too many teams are deciding they cannot compete for titles so why pay huge salaries at all. A few have practically unlimited bank accounts and therefore gobble up all the talent and only their ineptitude in talent evaluation and player development would stop them from dominating post season.

There will not be an MLB season in 2027 unless the players accept a salary cap/floor system and the current players will never play another game after 2026 until they agree to accept that system. This time, the owners are firm as steel and only the players fail to comprehend that reality.

@Doppelganger39_PSN said:

You ask for something you know you're not going to get so when the time comes ask for what you really want it doesn't look as bad.

The lockout will end in April with no cap but with an agreed limit to deferred payments. That stops the Dodgers and Mets dead in their tracks.

They are not cancelling the season.

In all honesty, it's the owners fault for not wanting to spend much to sign superstars.

You can blame the Rays, Pirates, Marlins, and Athletics for all of this ruckus.

The lockout will end in April with no cap but with an agreed limit to deferred payments. That stops the Dodgers and Mets dead in their tracks.

They are not cancelling the season.

Can't wait to see the same thing that happened to the NHL in 2004-05.

2027 MLB season: Not played.

These owners should be thrown in prison.