But some owners paid more for their teams because of these revenues. So it's hard to get them to give that up. Also, there's no guarantee that the owners who get the money would spend it on players rather than put it in the bank. Because what happens now is that because there are so few free agents each year there are many teams going after just a handful of players. Probably to a team willing to spend more on one player.
Revenues are at an all-time high and TV ratings are strong.
For those of you who just joined in, Michael Ozanian, senior editor from Forbes magazine, is our guest today. But revenue sharing is a disincentive for owners to put the best product on the field. Baseball needs to move some teams like the Twins and Devil Rays to cities where they can get strong fan support. Baseball salaries will continue to rise as long as revenues keep increasing. The lowest payrolls belong to the Twins and Royals, I believe.