But a whole bunch of teams did that the last couple of years. Aaron Judge, Xander Bogaerts, Trea Turner, Brandin Nimo, Jacon deGrom, Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, Brandon Nimo, Corey Seager, Marcus Semien, Freddy Freeman, Yu Darvish, and Manny Machado all got contracts into their mid-to-late 30s.
The years were seen as a way to spread the money out and avoid the luxury tax.
No, its bad for the sport. Now every team is going to do this with all pitchers.
Baseball doesnt need a salary cap. Baseball needs owners who actually want to win. The only way the players would agree to a cap is if they got a salary floor that was with 75% of it. And they'd want way more money up front, during the minors.
Salary caps are used to put a glass ceiling on players' salaries. Its why every other sports league makes raising the cap a huge part of their negotiation. Right now, players get a greater percentage of revenue than the capped sports:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377940/sports-league-revenue-player-pay/
All a salary cap would do is decrease player pay. Especially without salary floor rules that the NFL has. And the owners wont agree to that. Half the teams have a payroll under 150 million. 10 of them are under 100 million.
About half the teams in baseball dont care about putting a competitive product on the field. They simply see their team as a quick 75-150 million in profit, and a way to increase their real estate holdings.
Boras is an ass, but he isnt bad for the sport. Owners treating their teams as a side business and collatoral for real estate loans is whats inhibiting baseball.
And notice what happened with all the pitchers you listed. But you can’t figure out why teams are wary of signing older and injury prone pitchers. Glasgow is a risk also. But the Dodgers needed a starter. They might lose Buelher after this year. And they have deep pockets. There are really just a few teams bidding on the big money guys. SD got out of that game this year. And Boston no longer seems inclined to spend big dollars. Shrinking market for the high priced guys.
