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Originally Posted by jmuelly
What are the pros and cons to having it on or off exactly? I always leave it on simply because it's default setting
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The rule takes 48% of the revenue from every team and puts it into a pool, which is then reallocated to every team in equal portions (1/30 of the pool amount to each team). Teams with large revenue streams will lose money and smaller revenue teams will gain money. For most teams in the middle, it is a relatively minor amount one way or the other.
PRO:
- consistent with current MLB rules
- gives small market teams an economic benefit to balance the playing field
CON:
- not realistic for historical leagues prior to the rule's inception in 1996
- removes some of the advantage from being a large market team