doesn’t want a salary cap because that would limit the amount of money that they would be making. The owners would like one because it would possible save them money. But really thinking from a players perspective: Why would you want a salary cap? If the owners are willing to pay you the high salaries then why want to limit the amount you could make. What do other people think about Major League Baseball having a salary cap? According to the online polling done by Portrait of America: “Some people say it is unfair that some major league teams can pay bigger salaries than other teams. Should there be a salary cap so that all major league baseball teams have the same size payroll or should each team be allowed to decide for itself what it wants to pay its players?” 59% Salary Cap 31% Each team decides 10% Not sure According to this information, the fans of baseball are in favor of a salary cap. Will this influence baseball’s decision on what it does? It probably won’t have an affect on baseballs position but it might show them what the fans want. With a salary cap though, if a team does go out and sign a big name free agent then the team might be forced to let someone else go possible a reliable veteran, just to free up cap space. (Associated Press) So if you were a team that had to stay under a cap, you might be taking more risks on young players instead of sticking with your veterans who you would have to pay more money to. Your ball club could get worse because of that. Would fans still want a salary cap when the team that they have grown accustom to winning every year, is now barely above .500. I think they would still come to the ballpark. The games I believe would be more exciting to watch. You wouldn’t have as many teams that were out of contention at the all-star break. Every team would have a chance to improve themselves each year. They would be able to build a ball club and keep star players t...
