Major League Baseball is hurtling toward a work stoppage next offseason, and everyone is painfully aware of it.

With the current collective bargaining agreement set to expire, the owners and the MLB Players Association are already bracing for an intense round of negotiations, which could threaten to cancel regular-season games if they drag out too long. And the biggest hot-button issue by far is payroll inequality, especially in light of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ second-straight World Series championship.

The Dodgers have long been one of the league’s biggest spenders, but in the two years since acquiring superstar pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, they’ve taken their spending to another level. Their small-market counterparts will make the argument that having numerous revenue-generating stars like Ohtani, especially on heavily deferred contracts, allows the Dodgers an unfair competitive advantage.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts recently gave his take on the issue of a potential salary cap during an appearance on Prime Video’s “Good Sports” talk show. And perhaps to the surprise of some, the skipper of the league’s biggest financial powerhouse is willing to have restrictions imposed on his club.

“You know what? I’m all right with that,” Roberts told hosts Kenan Thompson and Kevin Hart (via Dodgers Nation on X). “I think the NBA’s done a nice job of revenue-sharing with the players and the owners.

“But if you’re gonna suppress spending at the top, I think that you’ve gotta raise the floor to make those bottom-feeders spend money, too.”

This past season, the Dodgers fielded a $416.8 million luxury tax payroll, and three other teams were over the $300 million mark. Meanwhile, more than a third of the league was under the $150 million mark, with the Miami Marlins bringing up the rear at a paltry 85.3 million (figures via Spotrac).

By comparison, the NBA’s top payroll this season is $242.4 million (Cleveland Cavaliers), while the lowest is $139.4 (Brooklyn Nets). That’s a ratio of 1.74-to-1, in comparison to the MLB’s disparity of 4.89-to-1.

It’s a much more complicated discussion than those numbers make it out to be, but Roberts’ stance is a fair one that might also stand in stark contrast to what every owner in the sport is hoping for, whether they’re in favor of the cap in a broader sense or against it.

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