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The owner of the New York Yankees, the most valuable franchise in MLB, is is full support of a salary cap
This should raise far more questions regarding the owner's driving purpose for implementing a cap (It has never been about competitive balance)
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2026-10-19
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1) Daniel Espino - 120
2) Cade Smith - 113
3) Matt Festa - 108
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2026-10-18
Min. 10 Pitches
1) Cade Smith - 110
2) Erik Sabrowski - 109
3) Hunter Gaddis - 106
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2026-10-18
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1) Drew Rasmussen - 107
2) Parker Messick - 100
The Pittsburgh Pirates have invested heavily in their front office in recent years and would undoubtedly benefit from a system that encourages spending.
If Nutting isn’t willing to pay Skenes in ARBITRATION now, a cap-floor won’t change his willingness to retain homegrown talent
Paul Skenes salary will be out of the Pirates comfort zone after next season and he will likely be playing somewhere else in 2028, per @JPerrotto
(pittsburghbaseballnow.com/pi…)
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2026-10-17
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1) Daniel Espino - 111
2) Slade Cecconi - 106
3) Bryan Baker - 105
Without even accounting for league revenue growth, the lowest payroll teams are laughably cheap. Since 2012 the cumulative inflation rate is ~46%, yet their payrolls have been hardly budged
Pretty glaring evidence that your “small market” owner is certainly lying to you
Aaron Ashby is an absolute DAWG!
The Brewers southpaw has been automatic this postseason, including 3 scoreless innings tonight to punch the Brewers ticket to the World Series
Congratulations!
I have literally never heard anyone say "Luck Doesn't Exist In Baseball". Also:
Brewers .339 xwOBA
Dodgers .286 xwOBA
The Brewers are simply outhitting the Dodgers. So maybe it isn't because of luck
"Luck Doesn't Exist In Baseball"
Hard Hit Balls (95+ mph)
- Dodgers: 29 (12 hits, no homers)
- Brewers: 21 (11 hits, 5 homers)
Soft Contact (under 95 mph)
- Dodgers: 40 (3 hits, .075 BA)
- Brewers: 42 (16 hits, .381 BA)
The Dodgers are making contact more often
The Dodgers are hitting the ball harder
Yet, the Dodgers have half as many runs/hits as the Brewers
Wild Stuff
Right when I thought Cameron Maybin was finally about to make a good take, he goes ahead and blames analytics while highlighting three of the most analytically inclined teams
Let the nerds do their thing. It is clearly working.
We’ve spent years talking about the Dodgers payroll, but are we asking the WRONG question?
Milwaukee, Tampa Bay, Cleveland… year after year, these organizations find ways to compete without spending like the giants.
At what point do big-market teams stop obsessing over analytics and start POACHING the scouts from these organizations?
Maybe the biggest competitive advantage in baseball isn’t payroll. It’s knowing how to IDENTIFY TALENT that can compete when the lights are the brightest?..
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