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Originally Posted by moon
I don't think it is that surprising that the best teams in the league are adding payroll later in the year since they are the ones who can actually benefit from it.
I am sure there are a lot of other teams that are lower on the current list that have just as much ability to add payroll if they were in the same situation.
Well considering that two of the top 5 teams are out of the play-offs and often out of the play-offs, I don't think it is as easy as just saying only 8 teams make it so of course some of the top 12 are going to be out.
It shows that just having money doesn't mean that you win in baseball.
The Mets have a lot more trouble than injuries. This isn't the first time they will miss the play-offs with a huge payroll.
My guess is that if you look at hockey the numbers wouldn't be that different. Teams like Phoenxi, Atlanta, Florida, LA didn't have huge payrolls.
The economic disparity in baseball is an issue but it isn't close to as big an issue as people make it out to be. Really it is only stopping the bottom 20% of teams from being competitive and the Marlins and Rays have shown that even they can compete if you run your team well.
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The difference is having a continually competitive team and having freak seasons, and yes, the difference is a big issue.