Projecting Mariners’ payroll budget for 2027 season

With the anticipation of a Dec. 1 work stoppage — and the potential for another prolonged labor dispute between owners and the players’ union — baseball economics has been a major talking point around Major League Baseball this year. The debate figures to only intensify through the rest of October as the haves and have-nots of the sport clash in what has been a thrilling start to the playoffs. The dynastic Los Angeles Dodgers, seeking to become the first National League team to win three consecutive World Series, bring their $410-million roster into the NLCS to square off against the…