The Los Angeles Dodgers are seen as public enemy No. 1 by MLB owners seeking to justify implementing a salary cap in the next Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

While many believe a salary cap would pull more teams closer to the Dodgers, controlling owner and chairman Mark Walter is not worried about a salary cap impacting the organization’s effectiveness, according to Jack Harris of the California Post.

“I think on any playing field, we’ll still be among the elite teams,” he said, while harkening back to his three Ps motto.

“I think our people and our passion and our practice really does matter,” he insisted.

MLB owners who support a salary cap certainly have self-interested motivations beyond their public-facing crusade for competitive balance. But even if those owners get what they want, there is no supporting evidence to believe that the Dodgers will be significantly worse off than they are right now.

The Dodgers have all the pieces in place to remain successful, regardless of the restraints on their spending. The scouting department that compiled MLB Pipeline’s top-ranked farm system is not going anywhere. Nor are the key figures throughout the organization, including the front office and coaching staff.

Teams that excel at scouting, drafting, developing, and other shrewd transactions will thrive under a salary cap system, and there is no world in which the Dodgers do not meet the criteria.

Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman also got his start in the Majors with the small-budget Tampa Bay Rays. Working with a limited budget is something he has proven to excel at.

Mark Walter exploring sale of Cadillac F1 team

Walter is considering a sale of another one of his prized assets amid an ongoing federal investigation into his finances.

Walter has already sold his shares of the Los Angeles Lakers and Chelsea Football Club, and he is exploring a sale of the Los Angeles Sparks.

It has also been reported that he is open to selling his Cadillac Formula 1 team.

Walter reportedly has to repay roughly $20 billion by the end of the year, while there is an ongoing parallel investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission into alleged tax fraud involving insurance companies tied to his TWG Global.

The ongoing scenario continues to raise concerns about his ability to maintain control of the Dodgers.