EPISODE · May 29, 2026 · 26 MIN
MLB CBA: The Owners Respond With a Hard Cap, But a Surprisingly High Floor
from Braves Today · host Bleav
Lindsay Crosby breaks down MLB owners’ CBA counterproposal featuring a $245.3M hard salary cap, a $171.2M floor, and a proposed 50/50 revenue split with centralized, pooled media rights. He explains how the high floor affects low-payroll teams, why a cap would require transparency and escrow auditing, and what the offer omits versus the MLBPA’s plan. The MLBPA rejected the cap, warning it harms players and guarantees. Buy Braves Today merch: bravestoday.store Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/wksQqVNEpX Follow Lindsay on Twitter: @CrosbyBaseball Read our written work: bravestoday.substack.com Get 20% off at NCase Cards with promo code "BravesToday Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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The MLB Owners, as expected, put a hard cap in their first CBA proposal, but also tacitly acknowledged that payroll spending is too low on the bottom end
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