Tony Torain discusses MLB’s salary cap fight and potential lockout with Reuters

In a recent Reuters article, Tony Torain discusses how the Dodgers’ sweep by the Milwaukee Brewers, a club ranked 19th in payroll, could affect Major League Baseball’s collective bargaining talks as owners push for a salary cap that players oppose.

Tony said he expects a lockout, with the league still trying to use that leverage. But he said the Brewers’ success undercuts the owners’ argument that they need a cap, giving the players’ association added leverage. He expects the union to argue that player development, not payroll, drives winning, and to press for higher minimum salaries. Tony also noted that baseball’s growing popularity adds pressure on owners, since a lockout would cost them TV and gate revenue.