Taylor Lewan believes that the Los Angeles Dodgers' dominance is negative for baseball because their massive payroll creates an unfair competitive advantage over lower-tier teams.

“Because the >> super rich franchise. >> Yeah. The biggest thing that's been going >> Are they the highest paid? >> Yeah. So, show like show's contract alone is like more than the entire Pittsburgh Pirates like payroll. Like, so it's these teams like the Dodgers can just afford to pay all of this mon”

Tony Vitello claims that while money is significant in sports, a team cannot simply buy a championship, as it requires the right people in place to execute.

“like it or not, money talks and it's going to be a big part of it. But you can't just buy your way to a championship. There's still got to be the right people in place.”