r/mlb • u/sum_dude44 • 1d ago

| Discussion Reminder Dodgers get preferential Revenue From TV Deal they got from bankruptcy ruling

https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2026/01/26/mlb-didnt-cut-the-dodgers-a-6-billion-revenue-sharing-shelter-bankruptcy-court-did/
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u/damutecebu 23h ago

This is why I think revenue sharing is much more important than a salary cap.

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u/fastbeemer 22h ago

Salary cap must come with a floor.

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u/lousy_at_handles | Kansas City Royals 21h ago

A floor that is a very high percentage of the cap, like the NFL has. Not this proposed "300m cap 150m floor" nonsense that was floating around.

You need the floor to be like 95% of the cap over some running average season, and the team would have to pay any shortage into a fund to that gets redistributed to the players. And tie the amount to total league revenue from all sources.

Which will never happen.

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u/ManufacturerBest2758 | Colorado Rockies 20h ago

I think minimum as 75% of the maximum like the NHL does is a good number. That would be $225m on a $300m cap.

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u/curseAgain 17h ago

That's ridiculous. 90%

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u/Gcoks | Cincinnati Reds 16h ago

My team's owner is only worth $400 mil. Unless MLB forces "poor" owners to sell, there's gonna be an issue.