Major League Baseball has proposed a $171.2 million salary floor and a $245.3 million salary cap for 2027 as part of the next CBA, according to ESPN's Jesse Rogers. No Twins team has ever had a $170 million payroll. This season's team would have to add roughly $65 million to hit the proposed salary floor. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves would have to shed a substantial amount of payroll.
Current payrolls above $245.3M proposed ceiling, via @EthanHullihen:
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Dodgers ($418M)
Mets ($383M)
Yankees ($335M)
Blue Jays ($322M)
Phillies ($315M)
Red Sox ($263M)
Padres ($259M)
Braves ($249M)
Tigers ($246M)
Cubs ($245.5M)
Current payrolls below $171.2M proposed floor:
Reds…
Obviously, it'd be a lot to ask the Dodgers to shed over $150 million in payroll right away. If there ends up being a salary cap, teams would likely be given at least a couple of years to get below the threshold.
The proposal includes a 50-50 split of league revenues with the players and a centralized fund for local media revenues with money distributed evenly among all 30 teams.
It's doubtful that the players will accept the proposal, but it's an interesting start to what's expected to be a long negotiation battle between the league and the Players Association. If the sides can't agree to a new CBA before the current one expires on Dec. 1, the league will likely enter a lockout until a new deal is agreed upon. If that ends up being the case, players won't have contact with their teams. Additionally, trades and free agency will come to a halt.
Twins would benefit from MLB's new proposed salary cap, floor
Twins fans should love this proposal. Minnesota would be forced to spend more, and big-market teams like the Dodgers and Yankees would have to shed payroll. Essentially, the Twins' roster would improve while teams above the proposed cap would end up with worse rosters than they currently have.
The Twins would benefit greatly from a centralized fund for local media revenues split evenly among all 30 teams. Minnesota would undoubtedly have more money to spend in that instance and would be forced to spend much of it on payroll.
Unfortunately, the players likely won't agree to the deal due to the firm salary cap. While a salary cap may be implemented as part of the new CBA, it'll likely be much higher than $245.3 million. If MLB and the Players Association fail to agree to a new CBA, there's a good chance the start of the 2027 season will be delayed.
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