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Originally Posted by Laz
Every champion has been in the top 15 in payroll except for one, the Marlins.
The Marlins were almost immediately sold off piece by piece because the team couldn't afford the salary they did pay. Small Television market teams will never be on equal footing until there is a salary cap. It doesn't matter what rationalizations and BS excuses people try to make up.
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irrelevant self-selection bias.
If you are a world series contender, you are highly likely to have your payroll grown into top-15 before the big game. It takes a very fast youth movement to break that rule. If the Royals were to win in 2015 or 2016, they would likely have a top-15 payroll too.
Teams which do not have a top-15 payroll are either incomplete or have blown it up to start over.