The New York Mets helped increase their bid for World Series Championship with the new acquisition of coveted left-hander Johan Santana. The Mets traded outfielder Carlos Gomez and three minor league prospects to the Minnesota Twins for Johan, a trade that hardly seems fair considering how dominate Johan has been and how unproven these players (with the exception of Carlos Gomes) are. Just another example of how unfair and corrupt baseball has truly become.
The large market teams are the teams with the money to spend on high priced talent. The small market teams are often times the teams who bring up these talented young players and trade them away for cash and other prospects. This is what makes it so difficult for smaller market teams, like the Tampa Bay Rays, to make it to the so-called “Promise Land.” Of course there are always exceptions, like the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001, but these occurrences are few and far in between.
Consider the perennial playoff contenders: the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox, the Anaheim Angels, and the New York Mets and the Anaheim Angels. All four teams are in the top five for largest markets in Major League Baseball. Coincidence? No. These teams are able to purchase the “Johan Santana’s” and the “Alex Rodriguez’s.” One possible solution to this problem could be to put a salary cap in play (similar to that of the NFL and NHL) to make the game more fair. However, changes like these are very radical and would cause instance uproar from the Player’s Union. Therefore baseball remains as it is, no matter how unfair I or other may believe it to be.
The large market teams are the teams with the money to spend on high priced talent. The small market teams are often times the teams who bring up these talented young players and trade them away for cash and other prospects. This is what makes it so difficult for smaller market teams, like the Tampa Bay Rays, to make it to the so-called “Promise Land.” Of course there are always exceptions, like the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001, but these occurrences are few and far in between.
Consider the perennial playoff contenders: the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox, the Anaheim Angels, and the New York Mets and the Anaheim Angels. All four teams are in the top five for largest markets in Major League Baseball. Coincidence? No. These teams are able to purchase the “Johan Santana’s” and the “Alex Rodriguez’s.” One possible solution to this problem could be to put a salary cap in play (similar to that of the NFL and NHL) to make the game more fair. However, changes like these are very radical and would cause instance uproar from the Player’s Union. Therefore baseball remains as it is, no matter how unfair I or other may believe it to be.
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