LOS ANGELES — It has been the price of doing business for the Dodgers over the past decade.
The Dodgers’ latest penalty for exceeding MLB’s Competitive Balance Tax threshold was $32.4 million on a 2022 payroll of $293.3 million, according to AP. The Dodgers were penalized at a higher rate because it was their second consecutive season exceeding the CBT threshold and they exceeded the highest tier – the so-called “Cohen Tax.”
“Obviously we’ve been at extremely high levels the last two years and we’ll see when we get to Opening Day where we’re at,” Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said early in the offseason when asked about the team’s payroll considerations this winter.
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