“Well, it’s a significant demarcation,” Mets president Sandy Alderson said. “I wouldn’t say that it’s a line that cannot be passed, but it’s definitely a significant consideration when you get to that level.” Per Andy McCullough, The Athletic, “by instructing Alderson to mind the luxury-tax threshold…new Mets owner Steve Cohen has conformed with his 29 colleagues in baseball’s ownership class. The competitive balance tax operates as baseball’s de facto salary cap.”
I had not yet read the article authored by McCullough, but that is what I wrote on Wednesday. It is not a unique thought. Almost everyone who is following this Winter’s “Hot Stove” league can surmise by watching the FAs sign at glacier-like speed.