[Nightengale] There’s an MLB record $311.305 million in luxury tax penalties this year, more than $100 million more than a year ago, by nine teams that eclipsed the luxury tax.
December 20, 2024
[Nightengale] There’s an MLB record $311.305 million in luxury tax penalties this year, more than $100 million more than a year ago, by nine teams that eclipsed the luxury tax.
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LOL Cubs.
So where does that money go? Into the revenue share pool?
So enough money to buy half of a top player, presumably (don’t know how it’s apportioned) split among 21 teams.
$311M wouldn’t get you 1/2 of a Juan Soto even before the pool is split.
This is like how parking tickets are just paid parking for rich people and fines against Pharma is just cost of doing business.
There isn’t enough of a luxury tax penalty.
Did anyone see Drellich’s recent writeup focused on a salary cap? He isn’t wrong that things are already juicing up for the next CBA (and I think they have been juicing up for the better part of a decade)
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5 comments
LOL Cubs.
So where does that money go? Into the revenue share pool?
So enough money to buy half of a top player, presumably (don’t know how it’s apportioned) split among 21 teams.
$311M wouldn’t get you 1/2 of a Juan Soto even before the pool is split.
This is like how parking tickets are just paid parking for rich people and fines against Pharma is just cost of doing business.
There isn’t enough of a luxury tax penalty.
Did anyone see Drellich’s recent writeup focused on a salary cap? He isn’t wrong that things are already juicing up for the next CBA (and I think they have been juicing up for the better part of a decade)