Deep down, every baseball fan is upset about the Los Angeles Dodgers’ spending spree, but they know one thing deep down—you’re most likely just jealous that your team’s owner is not doing the same. With a payroll that hovers around $332 as per Spotrac, the Dodgers would become the poster child for being the “evil empire” of being the team with excess. Name the stars, and they have it. They even had to go out and get Roki Sasaki off the market—with all teams gawking and hoping for them to get a chance. You bet many things; they are the selfish Dodgers. And the latest flashpoint in MLB’s ongoing battle over money.

Now, sure, MLB’s financial system is not perfect. But isn’t blaming everything on the league all too convenient? Baseball, after all, has always been uneven—some teams buy stars

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