Another baseball season is on the horizon. But, the long-term health of the game is at the forefront of the commissioner's mind.
Rob Manfred appeared as a guest on "The Show" podcast, and was asked about the disparity in club spending. His answer should delight fans in smaller markets.
"We do have the issue of competitive balance and revenue disparity," Manfred said. "I don't think anybody on the club side has made up their mind that a salary cap is necessarily the answer. We have, over a long period of time, avoided making a salary cap proposal, but there is one truism, that it's hard to ignore.