tough to judge solely on WS wins
Posted on: May 16, 2022 at 15:57:45 CT
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you have to look at overall competitiveness across different market size teams.
I think anyone can win in MLB...TB is an example of that. Even Houston did very well in their various runs, and MN has kept themselves competitive here and there.
The real difference is margin of error in mistakes and ability to recoup from those...and big market teams can fix that for sure.
I think for what the MLB is (revenue is not even remotely centralized like the NFL), it does a reasonable job of trying to balance through a luxury tax system.
It proves small market teams CAN be competitive if done right.