On Major League Baseball: How is that supposed to work, anyway?

Statisic:  Alex Rodriguez's salary is nearly equivalent to the entire payroll of the Kansas City Royals.


And believe me, I'm not whining here.


I just think it's a legitimate question that should be asked.


When one person's salary is nearly equivalent to another team's entire payroll, how, exactly, is that supposed to make for a workable, sensible system?  How is one team, so much lower, ever really supposed to overcome that?


Yes, the talent and will to win are supposed to get you there but when other teams, especially the Yankees, have such a huge pool of money to draw from and purchase talent with, how are other teams really supposed to be able to keep up and have a chance at going all the way to the end of October?


Examples:  


The Yankees have three of the four highest-paid players. Pitcher CC Sabathia(notes) is third at $24.3 million and first baseman Mark Teixeira(notes) is fourth at $23.1 million. Los Angeles Angels outfielder Vernon Wellsnotes is No. 2 on the list at $26.2 million.


Sure, it's an old question but still, I think it's one that bears asking, repeatedly, until maybe there's good, equitable revenue-sharing in baseball, the way they do in other sports, to level the playing field, no pun intended.


It isn't going to happen but it should.


Link: http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=sh-henson_salaries_payroll_foreign_players_crawford_rodriguez_yankees_040111