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Our goal is to align 1,000,000+ MLB baseball fans into one "collective voice" to represent MLB fan's best "interests" to MLB Owners, MLB Players and the MLB Players Association. This is NOT an effort to coordinate or threaten a boycott. This is an effort to create an intelligent rational way for fans to be heard and respected! Join today to create the largest alliance of sports fans in North American history!
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1. Player Salary Balancing
The minimum salary for a Major Leaguer should be increased to $2 million a year. The maximum salary should be set at $20 million per year. If these numbers are adjusted in the future, the maximum salary must never exceed ten times the league minimum. Currently Max Scherzer is making 76X the league minimum.
2. Team Salary Balancing
Fixed Salary Midpoint Structure with a Hard Floor and Ceiling. Example - Fixed Midpoint $160M. Any team could spend up to 30% less than or more than the Fixed Midpoint. A $160M Fixed Midpoint would create a Hard Floor of $112M and a Hard Ceiling of $208M. This would ensure that no team spends double what another team spends unlike the 2021 Dodgers at 600% of the Orioles payroll. Revenue sharing will be used to supplement the floor and require mandatory spending on payroll.
3. Maximum Free Agent Contract Length Equals Service Time to Free Agency
The length of a free-agent contract must be limited. If it takes six (6) years of service time to achieve free agency then the maximum length of a free agent contract would be six (6) years. The definition of a "service year would be > 80 games on the active roster per season to avoid service time manipulation and provide consistent measurement standards.
4. Draft Revisions that will Prevent Tanking
Teams need an incentive to win instead of a lottery method which implies teams are tanking on purpose. The draft order should be changed as follows assuming a 10-team playoff format. Teams 11 to 20 are rewarded with draft picks 1 to 10 with draft pick 1 going to the team that finished 11th in win loss record. Teams 30 to 21 in reverse order will get picks 11 to 20. Teams 1 to 10 will still get picks 21 to 30 in reverse order. This realignment of the top 10 draft picks will completely stop tanking, encourage teams to win until the last day of the season and reward teams that just missed the playoffs.
5. Guaranteed Home Playoff Game
No more one-game playoff series. If a team makes the playoffs, its fans should be rewarded with at least one home game.
6. Teams Must Earn a Playoff Spot
No team under .500 goes to the playoffs. If a team that qualified for the playoffs has a losing record then their opponent is awarded a bye since the losing team disqualified themselves.
7. Fans Get a Seat at the Table
An MLB Leadership team shall be established with fan representation. The fan representation must be included in any negotiations regarding the Collective Bargaining Agreement, rule changes or any topics that impact fans. Since the Commissioner is not independent, it will be the responsibility of the fan representation to protect "the best interests of the game".
8. Never Allow Trading of Draft Picks
Draft picks give fans hope for the future. Inept franchises would trade away draft picks and undermine their future.
9. Autographed Balls
260 autographed baseballs would be distributed to fans at every MLB game. Each player on the 26-man roster would be required to sign 10 balls for each game.
10. Stay Completely Out of Politics
Fans attend games and watch sports to escape the polarizing political news of the day and have a delightful, relaxing time. When MLB delves into politics, millions of fans are alienated.
Founder Qualifications
· 36 Year Season Ticket Holder
· MLB Licensee
· MLBPA Licensee
· Fortune 500 CFO
· 12 Full Texas Rangers Season Tickets
· 4 Full Chicago Cubs Season Tickets
· 4 Full San Diego Padres Season Tickets
· 1,000+ MLB Games Attended
· Baseball Essay in Baseball Hall of Fame
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