By: David Homanko

Introduction Games are too expensive Competition Suffers Players switch teams regularly What a salary cap could do. Conclusion

 Limits the amount of money a team can spend.  Only North American professional sport without a cap.  Has been argued about for years.  Almost works as a monopoly.

 Keeps rising  Average ticket price for a yankees game is $  FCI(Fan Consumer Index) is an average of $ for a single fan.  Imagine what that is like for a family of 4!

 Since the playoffs have expanded in 1995, competition has suffered.  Over the last 15 years, 77.5% of playoff teams have been in the upper half of payroll.  Only one team in lower half won World Series.

 Small market teams draft and develop players only to have them taken away by large market teams.  Example Florida Marlins  Small market teams can’t contend in free agency.

 Create equality throughout baseball.  Drive ticket prices and other prices down.  More Parity  Shows better coaching and organizations.

 Salary Cap would benefit baseball.  Give every family a better opportunity to attend a game.  Give more drama.  Keep faces in town longer.

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