Reds August 2023 thread

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(08-03-2023, 12:21 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: They do revenue sharing, just not equal splits like the NFL.

48% of teams local revenue is gathered together and then split 30 ways.
They also get their split of the national revenue.

The local revenue split in 2018 was an esrimated $118m.
The national revenue split in 2018 was an estimated $91m.
Then you add 52% of the team's local revenue.

Revenue sharing is less of an issue for MLB compared to the huge need for a salary cap and salary floor. There is zero reason for 8 MLB teams to have payrolls under $100m (10 under $120m). There is also no reason for 5 teams to have payrolls over $240m including two over $275m.

Thank you for this.

Knowing this, it blows my mind that teams spend under $120 mill a year. I'd be ok with some variation though if possible to get a compromise.
Like $150 mill floor, $200 mill cap.