The Official MLB CBA/Lockout Thread

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(12-03-2021, 12:40 PM)fredtoast Wrote: The one thing I do know is that they need some sort of salary cap to level the playing field.  It works for the NFL and NBA.  

My understanding is that the MLB teams split evenly the national tv deals...like from Fox or ESPN.  But they don't split evenly their local TV deals. 

Hence bigger markets have a decided advantage in local revenue.  Here's a source.

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/lets-update-the-estimated-local-tv-revenue-for-mlb-teams/

I would think it would be hard to make a 'salary cap' under such varying levels amidst the teams.