Originally posted by wolflady


And when that 45+ million just isn't enough...why not go on strike??!!
*sigh*
The 45 mil refers to a salary cap.

Each team has to keep the total player salary under 45 million or face sanctions from the league.

Example,
If you have 3 players that earn 11 million a year, the other 17 players (I think it's 20 on a roster) have to split the 12 million that's left over.

It's to try and keep player salaries from getting to the Alex Rodiguez (10 years/150 million dollar) stage.

Also the owners were not letting the league/player union have copies of the revenue statements. The owners don't share revenue with the players.

The owners locked out the players because they didn't want
to accept the cap. If they do not agree to something by training camp in the summer you are gonna see alot of minor league/independent leagues playing next year.