# Why MLB’s latest salary-cap proposal has major implications for Dodgers

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/why-mlbs-latest-salary-cap-proposal-has-major-implications-for-dodgers/
- Published: 2026-11-03T20:36:52+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T21:58:50+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/sports/mlb-latest-salary-cap-proposal-dodgers-offseason-implications/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- MLB proposes a 2028 start for its salary cap and floor.
- The Dodgers’ projected 2028 payroll is $44.4 million over the cap.
- CBA uncertainty could lead to a lockout after 1 December.

## Summary

Major League Baseball has proposed delaying a salary cap and floor until the 2028 season, giving clubs more time to adjust their payrolls. The change could ease immediate pressure on the Dodgers, whose spending has exceeded the proposed cap, but the broader proposal remains opposed by the players’ union and could contribute to a lockout that threatens the 2027 season.

The proposed cap is $258.2 million, with a $180.2 million floor. The Dodgers’ payroll for luxury-tax purposes reached a record $432.8 million this season, and their projected 2028 obligations are $302.6 million, or $44.4 million above the proposed cap. Ten players are already under contract for 2028, accounting for nearly $282 million; fitting under a cap could require trading high-paid veterans. MLB says it is open to discussing a phase-in timeline, while the current collective bargaining agreement expires on 1 December.

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