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Originally Posted by disposableheros
if im going to vote for a salary cap, it will require a simultaneous implementation of a salary floor of half the cap. in total, it will solve some problems, but create others that are just as bad, so i vote no.
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The question of the floor is part of why I'm pretty torn on this issue. On the one hand, yes, absolutely, the cap shouldn't be used only to keep teams from spending lots of money. It's got to be there to ensure both the players and the owners that the percentage of revenue allocated to each side remains relatively static.
On the other hand, why force a team like the Pirates to spend that money on a mid-range vet who's not really going to help them win and not, say, on their farm system? Personally, I think that a really good revenue sharing package like the one the NFL has is the better long-term answer. I don't think you'll see the large-market teams agreeing to this without a salary cap, though.