The owners want a salary cap which is why baseball is expected to shut down on Dec. 1 this year and next season be canceled. The players association will never accept a salary cap and I don't blame them. Owners should be able to control themselves but they want the players to fix their utter stupidity.
Technically MLB already Has a Salary Cap ... they just let those that don't mind paying more money to go around it ...
Which allows teams with the biggest spenders to keep buying players ... Dodgers/Yankees were looking at you ... theres a few others, Mets come to mind ...
Then theres the other end of the spectrum, those that truly can't afford ...
Then theres the ones that Can afford if they Choose to, but don't ... Red Sox, sometimes Cubs, Cubs probably go in the 1st group, but decide not to most of the times.
Then theres the teams that Could, if thier ownership would open the purse strings ... Tigers, I'm looking at you (and others)
I've followed the Tigers since the 60's.
Mike Illitch was a GREAT Man ... (I know he didn't own it all that time) ...
He said, when we get better and need a few players, he's get them, and he did when they got to a competitive state, and they were good for a long time.
When Mr. I passed, the Red Wings and Tigers (he owned both) went downhill, the teams went to his family members, who appear to not care about the Teams and just want the gravy ... they refuse to put the money into the teams for the most part, which has made it Sad.
The Fords were the same with the Lions, until Shelia Ford took over.
If the Tigers Owners wanted to Win, they could be getting the players as well, but they really don't want to ...