The biggest issue baseball fans want solved to strengthen the game is fixing the
payroll disparity that leaves too many fans without hope of their team competin
g for a World Series title. Every other major U.S. sport has tackled this proble
m, and every year more small market teams in those leagues have a chance to win.
The salary cap and floor proposal levels the playing field, allowing us greater
flexibility to address longstanding player priorities while sharing baseball re
venue with the players 50/50.
Today, in addition to proposing the largest ever increase in the minimum salary,
earned by over half of MLB players, we accepted two landmark changes to free ag
ency that have been in place for 50 years. We agreed to both the MLBPA’s propos
al to provide earlier access to free agency, and their proposal to eliminate the
qualifying offer system, a provision players view as a drag on free agency. We
also proposed to eliminate deferred compensation and to create a new “Cornersto
ne Player” provision similar to the NBA’s “Bird Rights” to give every team a
fair shot at retaining their fans’ favorite star players.
We will continue working with the MLBPA during the bargaining process to improve
the game for teams, players and fans.
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球迷最希望解决、也是最能强化棒球运动的问题，就是球队薪资差距过大，导致太多球迷对
自己支持的球队争夺世界大赛冠军不抱希望。
美国其他主要职业运动联盟都已经着手解决这个问题，而在那些联盟中，每年都有更多来自
小市场的球队有机会争冠。我们提出的薪资上限与薪资下限制度将能缩小球队间的差距，创
造更公平的竞争环境，同时让我们有更大的弹性去满足球员长期关注的诉求，并以 50/50
的比例与球员分享棒球产业收入。
今天，除了提出史上最大幅度的最低薪资调涨方案（而这项调涨将使超过半数的大联盟球员
受惠）之外，我们也接受了两项已存在超过 50 年、关于自由球员制度的重大变革。
我们同意了MLBPA提出的：
让球员能更早取得自由球员资格。
废除资格报价制度（QO），因为球员认为这项制度阻碍了自由球员市场的运作。
此外，我们也提议：
取消延迟支付薪资制度。
建立全新的“基石球员条款（Cornerstone Player Provision）”，类似 NBA 的“Bird Ri
ghts（柏德条款）”，让所有球队都有更公平的机会留住球迷最喜爱的明星球员。
我们将在劳资协商过程中持续与 MLBPA 合作，共同改善这项运动，让球队、球员与球迷都
能受益。
Ultimately the game is about hope and competition and too many fans in too many
markets have too little hope their team has a fair chance to win. Fans overwhelm
ingly support a salary cap and floor like in the other leagues because they don'
t believe a $446 million spending gap from top to bottom is a fair fight.
Our proposal levels the playing field while sharing baseball revenue with the pl
ayers 50/50 as we grow the game together. Further, revenue from all local media
will be centralized and shared equally, which will allow MLB to address local ma
rket blackouts.
We look forward to working with the MLBPA during the bargaining process to conti
nue improving the game for the fans
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最终而言，这项运动的核心在于希望与竞争。然而，太多市场中的球迷认为，他们支持的球
队几乎没有公平争冠的机会。
球迷压倒性地支持像其他职业联盟那样设立薪资上下限，因为他们不认为从支出最高球队到
最低球队之间高达 4.46 亿美元的差距，能称得上是一场公平的竞争。
我们的提案将能够缩小球队间的差距、创造更公平的竞争环境，同时让球员与球团以 50/50
的比例分享棒球产业收入，在共同推动这项运动成长的同时一起受益。
此外，所有地方媒体的收入都将被集中管理并平均分配，这将使 MLB 能够解决长期存在的
地方转播封锁问题。
我们期待在劳资协商过程中，与MLBPA持续合作，进一步改善这项运动，让球迷获得更好的
观赛体验。
图中的2027上限：245.3M
2027下限：171.2M