Mark Walter isn’t buying the idea that a salary cap would knock the Dodgers off their perch.
With MLB owners pushing for a cap in the next Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Dodgers have become the club many point to as the target. But Walter, the team’s controlling owner and chairman, brushed off the notion that any new spending limits would change what Los Angeles is capable of, according to Jack Harris of the California Post.
“I think on any playing field, we’ll still be among the elite teams,” he said, while harkening back to his three Ps motto.
“I think our people and our passion and our practice really does matter,” he insisted.
That confidence fits the reality around the organization. Even if owners get the cap they want, there’s little reason to think the Dodgers would suddenly lose their edge. The scouting operation that helped build MLB Pipeline’s top-ranked farm system remains intact, and so do the front office and coaching staff that have helped keep the club at the top.
In other words, the Dodgers are built to survive a different financial landscape. Teams that can scout well, draft well, develop talent, and make sharp transactions are the ones that will still win under a cap, and the Dodgers check those boxes.
Andrew Friedman is part of that equation, too. The Dodgers president of baseball operations got his start in the majors with the small-budget Tampa Bay Rays, and working with limited resources is not new territory for him.
Walter’s baseball comments come as he weighs major moves elsewhere in his portfolio. He is considering a sale of another prized asset amid an ongoing federal investigation into his finances.
He has already sold his shares of the Los Angeles Lakers and Chelsea Football Club, and he is exploring a sale of the Los Angeles Sparks. It has also been reported that he is open to selling his Cadillac Formula 1 team.
The financial picture around Walter is drawing more attention as well. He reportedly has to repay roughly $20 billion by the end of the year, while a parallel investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission continues into alleged tax fraud involving insurance companies tied to his TWG Global.
That situation has only intensified concerns about his ability to keep control of the Dodgers.
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