There has been a lot of talk this winter about the “financial constraints” that the Milwaukee Brewers face this winter. Coming off a 96-win season and the deepest playoff run in more than a generation, David Stearns and his front office will be looking to bolster the team even further to get over the hump and into the World Series in 2019. But in terms of MLB player payroll, the prevailing notion is that the club doesn’t have much money to spend.
MLB’s luxury tax threshold has, in essence, become the sort of salary cap the the Players’ Union has long fought against.