Baseball's Problem in a Tidy Chart

[TheLeviathan]

[Mike Sixel]

That looks like correlation to me.

[The Great Hambino]

Angels In The Outlier

[Vanimal46]

There should be a majority of owners who can push for real change in the upcoming CBA negotiations. But every team in the upper right quadrant will do everything in their power to keep status quo. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

3 hours ago, Vanimal46 said:

There should be a majority of owners who can push for real change in the upcoming CBA negotiations. But every team in the upper right quadrant will do everything in their power to keep status quo. 

You need 24 teams to approve a measure in MLB. There are seven teams in that powerhouse quadrant. One of them will need to defect.

[Vanimal46]

1 hour ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

You need 24 teams to approve a measure in MLB. There are seven teams in that powerhouse quadrant. One of them will need to defect.

San Diego is the best bet to leave that quadrant. The others are entrenched 

[Danchat]

6 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

That looks like correlation to me.

A pretty darn strong correlation...

[Brock Beauchamp]

57 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

San Diego is the best bet to leave that quadrant. The others are entrenched 

I agree the Padres are the most likely to bail, though Atlanta might be an option as well.

[Vanimal46]

4 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

I agree the Padres are the most likely to bail, though Atlanta might be an option as well.

As long as Texas, Boston, and the Blue Jays don’t pretend to be something they’re not, I feel good about real changes happening in this league. The Cubs cry poor every season so I’m not worried about them. 

[TheLeviathan]

1 hour ago, Vanimal46 said:

As long as Texas, Boston, and the Blue Jays don’t pretend to be something they’re not, I feel good about real changes happening in this league. The Cubs cry poor every season so I’m not worried about them. 

I could see Houston recognizing that they aren't a long-term team to sit at the big boy table either.   Philly might get jealous of the monopoly money the Mets toss around too.

A winning argument doesn't mean those teams can't still have an advantage, just that we cap how enormous that advantage is.  I think they can get to 24, but it's going to be a war.