Comments on: A Plan to Make MLB Better http://kingsofkauffman.com/2009/08/25/a-plan-to-make-mlb-better/ A Kansas City Royals Blog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:24:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Wally Fish http://kingsofkauffman.com/2009/08/25/a-plan-to-make-mlb-better/#comment-196 Wally Fish Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:56:43 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=1360#comment-196 The salary floor I am talking about is a legitimate one. Something along the lines of; each team's ML payroll has to be equal to or above what each team gets from the central fund, merchandising, revenue sharing, luxury tax distributions, etc. If reports are to believed, for a team like the Royals, that would mandate their payroll be about $100 million this season. Due to the recession and a number of other factors, KC and other teams will get less next year. Thus, the payroll floor would have to be a "flexible" concept that trends with the previous year's revenue streams. A salary floor like this is a requirement if MLB ever has any hope of implementing a salary cap. They go hand in hand. The salary floor I am talking about is a legitimate one. Something along the lines of; each team’s ML payroll has to be equal to or above what each team gets from the central fund, merchandising, revenue sharing, luxury tax distributions, etc.

If reports are to believed, for a team like the Royals, that would mandate their payroll be about $100 million this season. Due to the recession and a number of other factors, KC and other teams will get less next year. Thus, the payroll floor would have to be a “flexible” concept that trends with the previous year’s revenue streams.

A salary floor like this is a requirement if MLB ever has any hope of implementing a salary cap. They go hand in hand.

]]> By: brokenbatsingle http://kingsofkauffman.com/2009/08/25/a-plan-to-make-mlb-better/#comment-195 brokenbatsingle Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:07:05 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=1360#comment-195 The MLB already has a salary floor. Major League Minimum x 25 The MLB already has a salary floor. Major League Minimum x 25

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