After years of wailing and gnashing of teeth over salary caps and payrolls and free agency, Tampa and Milwaukee demonstrate that most of those concerns are overblown.While many have made the claim that those two organizations are "outliers," that they're the exception to the big market, high-payroll rule, a quick glance at recent history shows that's not necessarily the case.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.Since 2017, the last 10 years, here's how many World Series appearances Tampa has made relative to some other big market or high-payroll teams:ONE OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL'S OWNERS JUST DESTROYED THE LEAGUE'S ENTIRE ARGUMENT FOR A LOCKOUTMilwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy speaks during the on-field presentation after Game 4 of the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, Oct.
15, 2026, in Los Angeles.(Katelyn Mulcahy/MLB Photos via Getty Images)Milwaukee reaching the World Series means that 19 out of 30 MLB teams have reached the championship round since 2010.
Meanwhile, 18 out of 32 NFL teams have reached the Super Bowl over that same time frame.63% of MLB has reached the World Series, while just 56% of the NFL has gotten to the Super Bowl, despite the salary cap.Which raises the question, how are these teams so consistently good, despite their limited player budget? Well, there's an obvious answer that takes a little digging to find out: they spend money on other, important areas or team and roster building that many others forego.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGETHE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.
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