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The MLB Luxury Tax is a Luxury, Not a Limit: Why Baseball Needs a Hard Cap

If you’re a fan of the other 29 MLB teams, you probably let out a collective groan earlier this week. The Los…

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Does MLB Payroll Equal Success? An Analysis Updated Through the 2024 Season

Back in 2016, I made a post discussing whether payroll determines success in Major League Basebal…

byCaptain Phil -December 09, 2024

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Does a Team's Payroll Determine Success in Major League Baseball?

I started this research to find out if a higher team payroll actually leads to more success in Major Leag…

byCaptain Phil -May 03, 2016

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