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In 2010, the league will feature variable salary caps for all teams based on the three-year average (2007-2009) payroll + $20m. The starting caps are:New York Yankees: $220mBoston Red Sox: $155mNew York Mets: $150mChicago Cubs: $138mDetroit Tigers: $136mLos Angeles Angels: $134mLos Angeles Dodgers: $129mChicago White Sox: $129mSeattle Mariners: $128mPhiladelphia Phillies: $120mAtlanta Braves: $115mHouston Astros: $113mSt. Louis Cardinals: $113mToronto Blue Jays: $107mSan Francisco Giants: $103mMilwaukee Brewers: $97mBaltimore Orioles: $96mCleveland Indians: $94mCincinnati Reds: $91mTexas Rangers: $88mColorado Rockies: $86mMinnesota Twins: $86mKansas City Royals: $85mArizona Diamondbacks: $84mOakland Athletics: $83mSan Diego Padres: $78mWashington Nationals: $71mPittsburgh Pirates: $66mTampa Bay Rays: $64mFlorida Marlins: $50m
This is from New Era...Use those cap numbers, with a 1-year grandfathering clause for the teams of the top three tiers. Movement between cap values would be based on the following formula.Cap ranking (CAPR) - 1st for highest cap, 30th for lowest from above listStandings (STAND) - 1st for WS champ, 9th for best team out of playoffs, 30th for worst team in MLBCAPR(2010) = 3*CAPR(2009) + STAND(2009)The new cap ranking is then hooked up with the new 3-year average + $20m.This gives the weighting 25% to performance and 75% to current market status.
Expecting the Mets to cut $50 million and the Phillies to cut $80 million in one year isn't a good idea, in my opinion.
Guess I'm still lost, Colb...do you have layman's terms for me?