The Dodgers have handed out over $2.2 billion in contracts in just the last three offseasons. That number alone is more than the total value of half of MLB franchises, including the team they just beat in the World Series.
Their projected 2026 luxury tax bill is around $165 million. Not payroll — just the tax. That would rank near the middle of the league in total payroll by itself. That’s insane.
Most teams simply cannot operate this way, no matter how smart their front office is or how well they draft. The Dodgers have a massive TV deal, ownership willing to eat historic tax penalties, and the flexibility to treat the luxury tax as a business expense instead of a deterrent.
For a lot of franchises, one bad contract sets them back years.
For the Dodgers, there’s always another move.
MLB doesn’t have a salary cap, and at this point it barely has meaningful guardrails. When one organization can spend more in penalties than some teams spend on entire rosters, the idea of competitive balance starts to fall apart.
You can respect what they’re doing and still admit the system is broken.
Because this isn’t parity.
It isn’t sustainable. At least not for almost every other team.
And it’s not healthy for the sport long term.
It's making the game boring and more predictable.
The World Series.
Game 7, the first since 2019.
One team trying to win for the first time in three decades.
One team trying to to be the first team to win back to back in over two decades.
Ohtani on the mound against the team he was on the plane to go sign with [but never was].
Vlad Jr looking to cap arguably the greatest postseason ever.
Mookie Betts going for a 4th WS title.
Scherzer, the last pitcher to start a winner-take-all-game in the World Series and who will be the oldest ever to start a WS Game 7, and maybe his last game ever.
Kershaw's last game.
Home team hasn't won a WS Game 7 since 2011.
An opportunity for George Springer's Kirk Gibson moment?
The memories of the 18-inning game.
The chaotic end to Game 6.
You cannot beat this.
With 2025 #WorldSeries presented by Capital One returning to Canada for first time in 32 years and rosters of international stars, Games 1 & 2 drew large global audiences.
Did Bichette make a dumb mistake on the bases? Absolutely.
Is this a horrendous strike two call?
One of the worst I have seen in quite some time.
The #BlueJays should be up 1-0 right now.
Anywho, because I have nothing better to do right now, I’m gonna feed into the conspiracy theory of @MLB being anti-Blue Jays. This is the At Bat app standings right now. Jays hold the tiebreaker but are listed as the Wild Card team