Salary Cap

The easts (NL and AL) are out of control. BJ Ryan, after one good season as a closer (and one as a good setup man) getting $47 Million over 5 years from the Jays is absurd, but that's what it costs to compete against the Yankees and the Red Sox. And it's looking like the Mets and Phillies won't be far behind, and the costs to compete are just too much for the Marlins, who are looking to move and selling off their key players left and right. It's time to put a hard cap on salaries and bring some sanity to the game's finances. Yes, the sport is doing financially well right now, but salaries are spiraling upward as there's nothing to keep teams with the money from buying all the top players. Interestingly enough, it seems like most of the recent champions didn't pursue this strategy, but it's not good for the game.