No. College universities aren't and neither should the professional teams. Yes, I agree with the competitional edge in MLB that Yankees and Redsox have had in the past and the Phillies may have now. There is that luxury tax that the Yankees pay every year, and the Redsox have had to pay once. But then again on the other end of the spectrum, teams with high payrolls such as the Mets and Dodgers... they haven't won anything of significance since 1986 and 1988.