In light of the recent Yankee signings of Mark Teixeira, CC Sabathia and A. J. Burnett, I see we are now hearing the annual howlings from Yankee haters that Major League Baseball needs a salary cap to prevent the Yankees from buying a championship. I neither like nor dislike the Yankees as my team is the Tigers who do not really have a strong rivalry with the Yankees. That said, the Yankees have not won the World Series since 2000 and I believe they have had the largest payroll annually of any team since then. They did not make the playoffs last year despite having, by far, the highest payroll in the league. Why do we need a salary cap to prevent the Yankees from buying a championship when they have not been able to "purchase" one in 8 years? I can kind of understand many fans' hatred of the Yankees but this one is not that hard to think through. They are not exactly a juggernaut under the current system.
The Tigers had, I believe, the second highest payroll in baseball last year and finished in last place in the A.L. Central behind even the mighty Royals. Those bloated contracts which have now carried over will likely prevent the Tigers from rebuilding "on the fly" or contending next year. A salary cap actually would have helped the Tigers last year.
The Rays made it to the World Series last year. What was their payroll? And just how was it possible for them to contend in this unfair, egalitarian league that does not have a salary cap?
Take a look at the Yankee outfield as presently constituted and then seriously tell me that the league needs a salary cap to control this dynasty in the making.
The NFL has a salary cap designed to produce league parity and they produced an 0-16 team this year. Hmmmmmm.
My .02
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