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kq76 · 10-31-2003, 01:01 AM

I'd find it hard to believe that all 30 teams could be colluding on players' salaries. It only takes 1 to break a cartel. However, for the top salary players you probably only need the 5 or so richest teams to collude effectively. Still, I'd be surprised if one didn't cheat to gain an advantage. And I don't think it would be possible to hide any imposed penalties severe enough on the cheater to keep them in line like most cartels can.

EDIT: I just read the article and noticed that they cited the "60-40 rule". For obvious reasons they don't call it this, but in effect it acts like a salary cap, just that the salary cap ends up being different for different teams. If MLB really enforced the rule, most of the teams in the league would be screwed (maybe that is another reason why Boston is trying to dump Manny), but my impression is they're only interested in enforcing it for salary cap purposes. Is that technically "collusion"? Perhaps.

10-31-2003, 01:01 AM	#10
kq76 Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 12,009	I'd find it hard to believe that all 30 teams could be colluding on players' salaries. It only takes 1 to break a cartel. However, for the top salary players you probably only need the 5 or so richest teams to collude effectively. Still, I'd be surprised if one didn't cheat to gain an advantage. And I don't think it would be possible to hide any imposed penalties severe enough on the cheater to keep them in line like most cartels can. EDIT: I just read the article and noticed that they cited the "60-40 rule". For obvious reasons they don't call it this, but in effect it acts like a salary cap, just that the salary cap ends up being different for different teams. If MLB really enforced the rule, most of the teams in the league would be screwed (maybe that is another reason why Boston is trying to dump Manny), but my impression is they're only interested in enforcing it for salary cap purposes. Is that technically "collusion"? Perhaps. __________________ My OOTP Wishlist \| My FAQ List OOTP Wiki \| Your Recommended Team Nicknames, By City (A Crowdsourced Project) For Beta/Devs: Full screen (1920x1080) Last edited by kq76; 10-31-2003 at 01:17 AM.