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Originally Posted by rats60
As a fan of a small market team, I haven't looked forward to a baseball season in 30+ years. I don't watch games except for the World Series. I don't collect current players. I am rooting for a lockout and a salary cap so the small market teams, the bottom third markets, will have a chance to win. Those 10 teams have won 1 World Series in the last 33 years. The game I love is broken and has been for a long time.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/justint...le-teams-2025/
I used to think the same way, but then I read the above. Note that the operating income levels for some of the worst teams are much higher than those of some of the best teams. In 2024, the Yankees had an operating LOSS of $57 million. The Mets had an operating LOSS of $268 million. the LA Dodgers had $21 million of operating profit, so they did ok.
In contrast, the LA Angels had operating profit of $40 million, the Marlins had $38 million, and the Pirates had $47 million.
I think the roster disparity in baseball is more of a cheap owner issue, rather than an affordability issue.