MLBPA Vows to Fight Salary Cap

MLB proposed a salary cap last week that would limit team spending to $245.3 million by 2027, with a payroll floor of $171.2 million. The Dodgers, baseball's biggest spenders, had a $415.2 million payroll this season—$170 million over the proposed cap. fish-roadgame.com

The union countered with proposals for expanded free agency, salary arbitration rights, nearly doubling the major league minimum, and increased revenue sharing. Baseball has experienced nine work stoppages since 1972, though regular-season games haven't been lost since the 1994-95 strike.