Major League Baseball and the Players Association are expected to enter contentious negotiations over a potential salary cap when the current collective bargaining agreement expires after the 2026 season. Team owners are advocating for a salary cap partly to address the Los Angeles Dodgers' spending. MLBPA executive director Tony Clark has reaffirmed the union's rejection of a salary cap, arguing it would harm the game and limit players' earnings. He asserts that a salary cap fosters a noncompetitive system and undermines player excellence.
A cap is not about any partnership. A cap is not about growing the game. That's not what a cap is about. A cap is about franchise values and profits.
A salary cap, historically, has limited contract guarantees associated. Literally, it pits one player against another, and that is often what we share with players as the definitive noncompetitive system.
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