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Le Grande Orange · 04-24-2013, 01:02 AM

Here's how MLB itself ranks the teams' markets, according to the most recent CBA:

1. New York Yankees
1. New York Mets
3. Los Angeles Dodgers
3. Los Angeles Angels
5. Chicago Cubs
5. Chicago White Sox
7. San Francisco Giants
7. Oakland Athletics
9. Toronto Blue Jays
9. Philadelphia Phillies
9. Boston Red Sox
12. Washington Nationals
13. Atlanta Braves
13. Texas Rangers
15. Houston Astros
16. Seattle Mariners
17. Detroit Tigers
18. Arizona Diamondbacks
19. Minnesota Twins
20. Baltimore Orioles
21. Colorado Rockies
22. San Diego Padres
23. Miami Marlines
24. Tampa Bay Rays
25. Cleveland Indians
26. St. Louis Cardinals
27. Kansas City Royals
28. Cincinnati Reds
28. Pittsburgh Pirates
30. Milwaukee Brewers

MLB's rankings matter because the top 15 markets are disqualified from receiving any revenue sharing (with the exception of Oakland, which is exempt until it gets a new stadium). This restriction is being phased in over four years, and in 2013 any of the top 15 market clubs eligible to receive revenue sharing will only receive 75% of the amount it would otherwise have been eligible to receive.

The method used by MLB to determine market size is unclear. It isn't purely the metropolitan statistical area population, nor is it the Nielsen designated media market size. I suspect it's some combination of area population and local revenue.

04-24-2013, 01:02 AM	#3
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Up There Posts: 15,642	Here's how MLB itself ranks the teams' markets, according to the most recent CBA: 1. New York Yankees 1. New York Mets 3. Los Angeles Dodgers 3. Los Angeles Angels 5. Chicago Cubs 5. Chicago White Sox 7. San Francisco Giants 7. Oakland Athletics 9. Toronto Blue Jays 9. Philadelphia Phillies 9. Boston Red Sox 12. Washington Nationals 13. Atlanta Braves 13. Texas Rangers 15. Houston Astros 16. Seattle Mariners 17. Detroit Tigers 18. Arizona Diamondbacks 19. Minnesota Twins 20. Baltimore Orioles 21. Colorado Rockies 22. San Diego Padres 23. Miami Marlines 24. Tampa Bay Rays 25. Cleveland Indians 26. St. Louis Cardinals 27. Kansas City Royals 28. Cincinnati Reds 28. Pittsburgh Pirates 30. Milwaukee Brewers MLB's rankings matter because the top 15 markets are disqualified from receiving any revenue sharing (with the exception of Oakland, which is exempt until it gets a new stadium). This restriction is being phased in over four years, and in 2013 any of the top 15 market clubs eligible to receive revenue sharing will only receive 75% of the amount it would otherwise have been eligible to receive. The method used by MLB to determine market size is unclear. It isn't purely the metropolitan statistical area population, nor is it the Nielsen designated media market size. I suspect it's some combination of area population and local revenue.