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Originally Posted by Jason14h
MLB has had more diversity in champions them any sport in the past 20 years
But hey , don’t let stats get in the way of emotional statements
Salary caps haven’t proven to actually impact the ability to win a championship.
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Ha what?
8 out of the 10 teams in the playoffs this year are in the top 13 for payrolls. With the Giants just outside of that top 13 after consistently being a top 8 spender for the last 2 decades.
In the last 25 years 4 teams make up 14 of the 25 titles. All of whom are consistently at the top in terms of payroll spending. Yankees, Red Sox, Giants, Cardinals.
In that same 25 years only 2 teams have been average or below average in spending. KC in 2015 and Florida in 2003. Even Florida's first WS title in 97 they were 7th in payroll.
After KC's and Florida's titles they both blew up their rosters because of financial constraints and haven't had a sniff of success since.
That's 23 of the past 25 title winners with Payrolls firmly in the top 10.
But stats right?