Dodgers goldenera could end sooner rather later

Enjoy this while it lasts.Because when a salary cap or some other mechanism to limit spending is implemented – and it will be implemented – the golden era of Dodgers baseball will be over.This isn’t to say the Dodgers won’t remain one of baseball’s smartest franchises.They will.

This isn’t to say they won’t still be considered a destination team for free agents.They will.Thinking that a bright front office and winning culture will allow the Dodgers to maintain their current level of dominance, however, fails to appreciate how special the current roster is and the role money played in building it.How good are these Dodgers?They won a second consecutive World Series last year, and their players later acknowledged they didn’t even play well.

Think about this: How much better does a team have to be than its competition to play so-so and come out on top in a sport in which the best team usually doesn’t win the championship?In Major League Baseball right now, there are the Dodgers and there is everyone else. That doesn’t mean I believe the owners want to impose a salary cap because of concerns about competitive balance.Many of these same owners have never seemed to care enough about winning to place a competitive product on the field, and that was the case even before Shohei Ohtani signed with the Dodgers and handed them a blank check to build their current super team.Whether the owners are making good-faith arguments doesn’t really matter.

They want to control the cost of labor, and they will.The current collective bargaining agreement will expire Dec.

1, and the players will almost certainly be locked out.In the negotiations for a new deal, time will be on the owners’ side.

Both the players and owners will be hurt if games are lost in 2027, but the owners are better positioned to withstand the damage.They have more money.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instag...