Big free agent contracts won’t break baseball, the game has already been broken

Dec 28 2022 by Royals Review

 
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Steve Cohen is only doing what other big market owners have done before.

Free agent spending has been historically high this year. Steve Cohen has been front and center pushing the Mets’ payroll to an eye-watering half a billion dollars after luxury taxes (assuming their deal with Carlos Correa doesn’t also fall through!). This might make it seem like small market teams such as the Royals have no chance. But here’s the deal, it changes...

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