Hey guys happy new year! This week I would like to talk about how I believe something needs to be put in place to prevent teams like the Yankees from creating an unfair monopoly in baseball. You see, as I stated in an earlier article, I am all for doing everything you can to improve your ball club from year to year within reason.Â

However, over the last 12 seasons the Yankees have abused that philosophy. This is never more evident than in there now 440 million dollar payroll thanks to two signings of free agents C.C. Sabathia and AJ Burnett. Naturally one would think that major league baseball would have noticed the Yankees outright payroll defiance but no league office decided to make it look like they cared.Â

The league’s current luxury tax of 30% has only effected the middle of the road franchises with small budgets. Teams such as the Yankees have laughed at the 30% tax and have treated it much like pocket change.

At the end of the day, if Major League Baseball wants to even the playing field there must be a serious change in each team’s salary distribution.

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Thanks see you next week,Â

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