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Yankees Emerge As Big Winners Of MLB's New CBA Thanks To Reduced Revenue Sharing

MLB's new CBA "should be 'very good' for the Yankees, who stand to see their revenue sharing contribution reduced and a chance to -- finally -- get their payroll beneath the luxury tax threshold," according to a source cited by Mark Feinsand of the N.Y. DAILY NEWS. With the performance factor -- which was "essentially a revenue-sharing multiplier that took a team’s revenues and market size into account -- no longer part of the system, the Yankees should wind up paying less than they have been." They will also "receive a deduction for money they have paid (and continue to pay) toward construction and operation of Yankee Stadium, meaning the Yankees could drop from the No. 1 highest revenue-sharing contributor to No. 3 or 4 in the league." The source said, "Teams like the Red Sox, Cubs and Dodgers don’t have that, so the combination of the performance factor and the stadium should help the Yankees" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 12/2). In N.Y., George King notes the previous CBA "had a multiplier system based on teams’ market size, payroll ranking and past history of revenue growth," and the Yankees were "ranked first in the multiplier system" (N.Y. POST, 12/2). USA TODAY's Bob Nightengale writes the Yankees are a "winner" of the new CBA, as they "no longer are required to pay a multiplier in revenue sharing, where they paid an extra 15% more than other teams." One Yankees official said that the new CBA could result in "an annual savings" of $15-20M for the club (USA TODAY, 12/2).

RAYS DISAPPOINTED IN DEAL: Rays President of Baseball Operations Matt Silverman said he was "disappointed" in what he and other team execs have seen from the new deal. He said, "I'm not optimistic about the CBA in terms of helping us as a lower-revenue club." In Tampa, Marc Topkin writes the new CBA does not provide the "kind of seismic change to help the Rays compete, or at least be more competitive, have more of a chance, with a payroll that at best ... is going to be less than half as much as their main competitors, most likely even less." The Rays had hoped "for some assistance," including "draft reform, a change in the system that would give them more picks, or higher picks, or, even better, more higher picks based on their market size and revenue totals, rather than just on win-loss record." Silverman: "We can't go out and spend like other clubs, so we need to find other avenues to be able to acquire that talent. We've looked for additional access on the amateur side, on the international side, and there haven't been any major changes in the last 10 years. And, in fact, the revenue disparity between clubs has grown by an immense amount" (TAMPABAY.com, 12/1).

COASTAL ELITES
: In L.A., Bill Shaikin writes while the CBA is still being finalized, the Dodgers are "clear winners." The Dodgers "aren’t trying to run" a $300M payroll anymore. The "stiff luxury taxes" in the new CBA "drastically diminish the chances of another team trying to do that." In the meantime, the Dodgers already have "stocked up on young talent, in part because of lavish spending in Latin America." What the restricted spending on international amateurs does is "drastically diminish the chances of another team’s trying to do that" (L.A. TIMES, 12/2).

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