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Originally Posted by NoOne
the values are specifically defined in article VII part B, so it's going to remain a fairly consistent % if average payroll remains consistent.
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That sets out the benefits covered, but does not includes a specific passage saying, "benefits must total x percent of luxury tax payroll". Though I would expect both MLB and MLBPA have economists who work out exactly what it all amounts to overall.
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Originally Posted by NoOne
when average payroll shifts, it might change a bit? 2014-2017 it's been fairly consistent.
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That the percentage has decreased slightly suggests that benefits amounts are not quite keeping up with the growth in salaries and bonuses.
One thing I've noticed is that, over the years, the mandated minor league minimum salary for players with at least one day of major league service, as a percentage of the major league minimum salary, has declined. In the late 1980s, it was one-third. In 1990 it dropped to one-quarter. In 1999 it dropped to one-fifth. In 2003 it dropped to one-sixth, which is about where it stands now. (Technically, it is currently slightly below one-sixth, at 16.1%, as compared to 16.3% a few years back, and then 16.7%, or one-sixth, before that.)