Brian Burke takes a look at how the salary cap has affected team's year to year records by comparing pre and post salary cap numbers. The results are probably what you'd expect, but then he draws some baseball conclusions too:

"For about 10 years, you could reliably predict the standings in the AL East, not by the All-Star break or even by opening day, but by September of the previous year. You could make the case that half of MLB's playoff spots were effectively determined before the first pitch of opening day."

Not the case anymore, no matter what some betting sites may say, lol 10:11 Yankees wtf.