Los Angeles has normalized life in the deepest luxury tax waters. Now, the Yankees have to decide whether they’re willing to follow.
The Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t just reset the market over the last few offseasons — they rewrote the expectations for what a true big-market behemoth is supposed to look like. While other franchises flinch at the thought of the so-called “Cohen tax,” the Dodgers have treated the upper tiers of the luxury tax system like a cover charge.