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With the MLB salary cap a huge part of CBA proposals being sent back and forth, the conversation has led to league insider Ken Rosenthal giving his thoughts on the matter. As the MLB CBA proposals aim to gain more fan credence with the regulation of the salary cap, Rosenthal has an interesting take on the situation.
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For a while, there have been critics of big-market teams getting an advantage of being able to conjure more money to give to the star players, with the Los Angeles Dodgers being at the forefront with their stacked rosters every season. However, Rosenthal on "Foul Territory" would challenge the notion from fans that think the sport is broken, further saying how it drives him "crazy."
"For years, the way I've always understood the sport, and I started baseball writing in 1997, is that the regular season is the true measure of a team's quality. Now the playoffs are the playoffs, and you only have one World Series champion, but what you do in the regular season matters, and the sport, even while expanding the playoffs, has largely been built around that," Rosenthal said.
Rosenthal would also mention how the Dodgers have been at risk of losing despite the stacked rosters in the past few years.
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Ken Rosenthal continues on the current MLB system
Rosenthal would continue making his point in the midst of the MLB potentially making big changes to the salary cap for the 2027 season, further stating why he doesn't think baseball is broken. He would cite small-market teams that have success, like the Milwaukee Brewers , Cleveland Guardians , and Tampa Bay Rays .
However, he would express that he doesn't believe the current system is perfect and doesn't need changes.
"It's not perfect, but does it need a salary cap that could cost us games in '27 to be rectified? I still believe the answer is no, and I will be always believing the answer is no. There are other ways," Rosenthal said.
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At any rate, it remains to be seen what the MLB and MLBPA decide on and how it'll impact the salary cap.
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