Hello! I don’t want to go leaping in cannonball style, making a big splash in a discussion-debate of the need for a salary cap in major-league ball.
Pro-cap. Anti-cap. Passionate people on both sides of the debate. Many necks are bulging, many veins are popping. Many faces are red. Many voices are completely exhausted and incapable of functioning.
I’ll pass on that for now.
That said, I do have a little sumpin-sumpin to put on the table. If establishing more competitive balance is such an urgent priority for the pro-cap side, then what about this?
MLB parity is much better than many believe.
– Over the past 10 seasons (2016-2025), seven different MLB franchises have won the World Series.
– Over the past 10 seasons, 13 different MLB teams have competed in the World Series.
– Over the past 10 seasons, 28 of the 30 MLB clubs have made the playoffs.
– And during that time, 18 of the 30 teams have advanced to a league championship series.