But for a long reliever on the richest team in baseball, it means a lot.
The growing raw disparities meant that only the rich teams could afford the best players.
If baseball has any problem that needs prompt attention, it is the growing disparity between the rich and poor teams.
The difference between rich and poor teams has become more than a competitive credibility gap.
But it's not healthy for the sport to be dominated only by the richest teams.
Beenhakker is back with the richest team in the country after having been dropped eight years ago.
The result is a great imbalance of talent, with the best going to the richest teams.
Today, both are in first place, and among baseball's richer teams.
The cap was put in to keep the rich teams from signing the star players.
Both proposals include mechanisms to keep rich teams from spending too much.