# Dodgers ace’s agent takes shot at MLB owners over salary cap proposal as lockout looms

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dodgers-aces-agent-takes-shot-at-mlb-owners-over-salary-cap-proposal-as-lockout-looms/
- Published: 2026-11-09T19:49:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T20:28:02+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/09/sports/dodgers-aces-agent-takes-shot-at-mlb-owners-over-salary-cap-idea/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Agent Joel Wolfe rejects MLB’s proposed salary cap.
- The current agreement expires on 1 December.
- Negotiations could determine whether a lockout begins.

## Summary

Joel Wolfe, agent to Dodgers pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki, has strongly opposed MLB owners’ proposed salary cap, saying players would not accept limits on salaries. His comments add to tensions as the league and the Players Association negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement, with a lockout looming if they fail to reach a deal.

The current agreement expires on 1 December, and Commissioner Rob Manfred is guiding negotiations. MLB general managers’ meetings begin in Las Vegas on Tuesday, with the coming weeks expected to be pivotal. Yamamoto’s 12-year, $325 million contract, negotiated by Wolfe in 2023, was then the largest total deal for an MLB pitcher.

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