New York – Four Major League Baseball Owners – Team’s Bob Castellini redChris Ilitch de tigersKen Kendrick de Diamondbacks Art Moreno de indicated Three people opposed raising the competitive balance tax to levels recently proposed by the league, and three people were told of an owner-level appeal held this week for The Athletic. MLB To go ahead with the proposal anyway, he moved his offer on the first threshold to $220 million – $10 million more than in 2021 and $6 million from the previous offer. , but still well below player demand of $238 million. .
luxury tax growth rate Not keeping pace with overall revenue growth In sports, which makes it one of the main interests of players.
The resistance of the four owners reveals at least a few hardliners likely to sway the single most contentious point of the negotiations that have already cost the sport. A person briefed on the call noted that White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, a hawk in the 1994-95 dispute, was not among those who objected. Not all small-market owners — owners who would theoretically be more disadvantaged than the luxury tax increase, which has cut high-end spending — have opposed the increase either. Instead, some of the four owners have taken a stand based on their personal feelings about costs and baseball’s economic system, sources said.
