The following is your second reflection for the 3rd quarter. Please answer the question(s) to the best of your ability using FULL SENTENCES. Remember that this reflection is due no later than Sunday 3/3@ 10:00 pm. Use the handout I provided on day 1 of the class to ensure that your response will earn you full credit.
3rd Quarter Reflection # 2
Out of the four major American sport leagues (NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB) only baseball is without a "salary cap." After watching the same few teams sign big money free agents year after year, many baseball owners and fans are starting to question whether or not baseball should adopt some type of salary cap.
Use the internet of your knowledge of sports to answer the following questions:
- The NHL and NFL have what is known as a "hard" cap while the NBA has what is known as a "soft" cap. Explain in a few words what the differences are between those types of caps.
- In your opinion, which of the two is the better type of salary cap? Why?
- Do you think MLB should adopt some type of salary cap? Why or why not?
- In your opinion, why hasn't MLB joined the other 3 leagues in adopting some type of salary cap structure?
Remember that these are your opinions, they can't be completely wrong if you provide logical facts!
12 comments:
Matt Sunderland 2/27/13
Salary caps can be defined as either a "hard" salary cap or a "soft" salary cap. Basically, the only difference is that a hard salary cap can not be exceeded for any reason, while a soft salary cap can be exceeded under limited circumstances. I believe a soft salary cap is the best because it gives the teams alittle more freedom to sign the players they would like. I believe that the MLB should adopt the soft salary cap. I think this because baseball is a very historical sport and it should uphold traditional guidlines; but at the same time, I think teams should be able to sign more players maybe if they did not do so well the few seasons before. I think that the MLB hasn't joined the other three leagues in adopting a salary cap structure because as I stated, it is a traditional sport and they do not want to break tradition.
1) An hard cap is a salary cap that a team can't exceed for any reasons. If this amount of money is exceeded the team will be subject of major sanctions ( stripping of champion chip won...). A soft cap is a salary cap that the team can exceed under limited circumstances, usually if you exceed the cap you will have to pay a certain amount of money .
I think the better salary cap is the soft cap because it stops the big teams to become to powerful and impossible to beat. But if you have certain circumstances you can still exceed the cap a bit. The soft cap doesn't penalize the big teams too much and still is fair to everyone.
I think that the MLB maybe should have a salary cap because it will help the less powerful franchises to afford more talented players, and it will help them to become more and more powerful. It would make the league more interesting if each teams can play fairly there chance. I think the MLB did not adopt a salary cap because the league doesn't need one, the last years were good and the MLB did not have that much problems with salaries and players. Introducing a salary cap would have created more problems than solutions.
1. A hard salary cap means that the maximum amount of money allowed for spending cannot be exceeded for any reason and breaking it results in a major sanction. A soft salary cap is similar to the hard; however, it is can be broken as long as the owner pays a fine or luxury tax.
2. In my opinion the hard salary cap is better because it allows all teams a more even chance at winning rather than allowing the richest team to take control of the league year after year.
3. The MLB should adopt at least a soft salary cap because the same few teams continue to lead their divisions every year. Also it would allow lesser teams to advance and grow.
4. There are many reasons that the MLB has not joined the other leagues in adopting a salary cap but in my opinion the most important is that the players do not want to make less money than they are currently making
Jake Murphy
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The NBA features a so-called salary cap which means there that if a team is signing a player, they are aloud to go over the amount they are paying the player but not by so much. Where as the NBA and the NHL have a hard cap which you are not aloud to exceed the amount of money you are paying the player. Out of both salary caps I think that the hard cap is better because teams are starting to become stacked with better players, thus winning more games. The MLB should adopt to the hard salary cap. The MLB is starting to lose viewers and if games start to get more interesting, people would want to watch or go to a game. I think the MLB does not have a salary cap because there is a luxury tax that they have to pay if they go over, and teams don't want to go into debt.
Jake Murphy
Period: D
The NBA features a so-called salary cap which means there that if a team is signing a player, they are aloud to go over the amount they are paying the player but not by so much. Where as the NBA and the NHL have a hard cap which you are not aloud to exceed the amount of money you are paying the player. Out of both salary caps I think that the hard cap is better because teams are starting to become stacked with better players, thus winning more games. The MLB should adopt to the hard salary cap. The MLB is starting to lose viewers and if games start to get more interesting, people would want to watch or go to a game. I think the MLB does not have a salary cap because there is a luxury tax that they have to pay if they go over, and teams don't want to go into debt.
Matt Monahan
Period D
2/3/13
A "hard" salary cap has a limit on the number that teams can spend, and this number cannot be exceeded at any time. A "soft" salary cap has a limit on spending, that can be exceeded in some circumstances. I believe that a "hard" salary cap is better than a "soft" salary cap because each team has the same restrictions, whereas in a soft cap, whoever has the most money has the best team. I think the MLB would benefit with a salary cap of some sorts, because otherwise, teams like the Angels and Dodgers spend a ton of money and get all the top players. I think the MlB hasn't adopted a salary cap because teams don't receive penalties if they spend a lot of money.
For the first question a hard cap is a salary cap where a team can not exceed the cap in any circumstances. If it is then there can be major consequences. A soft cap can be exceeded in certain circumstances. I think that the hard cap is more reasonable because then teams all have the same amount of cap room. I do believe that the MLB should adopt some sort of salary cap. The reason why is that it would be more fair for some of the smaller teams to grab better players. I think the reason why they haven't adopted one yet is that they would have to restructure all their huge contracts to fit the salary cap.
1.-Unlike the NFL and NHL, the NBA features a so-called "soft" cap, meaning that there are several significant exceptions that allow teams to exceed the salary cap to sign players. This is done to allow teams to keep their own players, which, in theory, fosters fan support in each individual city. By contrast, the NFL and NHL caps are considered "hard," meaning that they offer relatively few (if any) circumstances in which teams can exceed the salary cap.
2.-i think the the soft cap is better for teams in order to sign better players
3.-mlb should adopt a salary cap in order to keep the balance between teams.
4.-Because baseball its not as popular as other US sports, so with no salary cap there is a freeway to large market teams to take control of the mlb
1. Soft cap means there are several significant exceptions that allow teams to exceed the salary cap to sign players. This is done to allow teams to keep their own players, which, in theory, fosters fan support in each individual city. Harp cap means thatt they offer relatively few circumstances in which teams can exceed the salary cap.
2. Hard cap because when the NBA makes a trade they have to use the same amount of money coming back. with the hard cap u dont have the same money coming back. You save money with a hard cap not with a soft cap.
3. If they would to adopt a salary cap they should choose a harp cap like the NFL because they dont have garenteed contracts like in the NBA. When you have a garenteed cntract it hurts the team because they pay the player even if they are hurt or not playing well. In the Nfl they pay the player on performance which doesnt hurt the team because if the player doesny do well they can cut and use the money for someting else.
4. The player union is probably against it because of free agancy they dont want to loose it .
Jacob Colon
10th Grade
1) Hard cap vs soft cap: The NBA has a soft cap while the NFL and NHL have a hard cap. The difference between the two is that soft cap has several exceptions to exceed the the salary cap of what they are paying their players. The hard cap has very few (if any) exceptions to exceed the salary cap.
2) Opinion: I think the soft cap is the better type of salary cap. This gives teams some options to keep their franchise players if they are put in a tight financial spot without having to cut other players. With the hard cap, if a team is over they will have to cut players to go under, even if it means dropping a valuable player.
3) MLB Salary cap: I think the MLB should adopt some sort of salary cap for their league like the other 3 major sports leagues. Without a cap, teams can pay their players as much as they want to keep them. Teams without the money wont be able to have big name players. With a salary cap, league competition would be more even and competitive with more balanced teams.
4) Reason for no cap: I think that the MLB has not adopted some type of salary cap for a few reasons. First, players dont like it because they would earn less money. Next, it would force teams with high salaries now, such as the yankees or Red Sox, to cut high paid players to meet the cap. Next, commissioners and players have tried to in the past and it has not passed and looks like it wont anytime soon.
Austin Goodness
The differences between the two types of caps is that the soft salary caps allows more exceptions for the teams to exceed the cap, while the hard salary cap allows for fewer exceptions for teams to exceed the cap. if i were to choose a cap, i would think that the saft salary cap is the better one because it allows the team to get more money, which could go towards the team to make it better or whatever the money is needed for. I think that the MLB should have a soft salary cap because this helps the team with spending their money more wisely instead of shelling out too much for unneeded things. In my opinion, the MLB hasnt adopted a salary cap is because they want to make the most money possible from the leauge.
Nolan Carney
A soft cap is when teams can go over the salary cap to resign players on their team already. A Hard cap is when teams can never go over over the salary cap no matter what the circumstance is. The better one is a soft cap so fans can keep their hometown stars on their teams. The MLB should have a salary cap so teams cant be cheap like the Miami Marlins. The MLB hasn't joined the other major sports because they are the oldest sport and don't want to adopt new styles.
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