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Originally Posted by Dave Stieb II
Stunned about the 48% sharing - I never knew or forgot about it somwhere along the way.
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It sounds like a lot but when you actually work through the formulas used — which are complicated — it's not quite that bad in practice. The system has grown more complex over the years.
MLB's revenue sharing system is described in detail Article XXIV of the CBA. Note that the text of the 2022-26 CBA still has not yet been publicly released, even though it's been a year since the settlement.
Note that in real life some clubs are disqualified from receiving revenue sharing funds they would otherwise be entitled to based on their defined market size. If a club was a luxury tax payer in the prior season(s), it forfeits some or all of the revenue sharing funds it was otherwise entitled to.
The following clubs cannot receive revenue sharing (according to the 2017 CBA):
Both New York teams, both Los Angeles teams, both Chicago teams, Toronto, Washington, Philadelphia, Oakland, San Francisco, Boston, and Texas.