SMISports Money Index
Sample dataMLB

Sample Team 05 (MLB)

The Sample Team 05 (MLB) average 36,749 fans per game in 2025, 89.6% of a 41,000 seat capacity. Payroll sits at 102.6% of the cap.

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Avg attendance

36,749

% of capacity

89.6%

Resale premium

+118%

Market viability

53

Attendance

Attendance vs capacity, 2021 to 2025

Bar: average attendance. Dashed box: capacity.

Source: Sample data generator (fictional), retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Fictional sample.

Tickets

Resale price ladder, 2025

  • Lowest$47
  • Average$98
  • Premium seats$332

Average face value $45. Resale average runs +118% over face.

Source: Sample data generator (fictional), retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Fictional sample.

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Payroll

Payroll vs salary cap

102.6%
Payroll
$235.9M
Cap
$230.0M
Space
-$5.9M

Tick mark: 100% of cap. MLB has no hard cap; its figure is the luxury tax threshold.

Source: Sample data generator (fictional), retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Fictional sample.

Valuation

Franchise valuation timeline

$3.91B

+7.7% CAGR

  • 2021
    $2.90B
  • 2022
    $3.15B
  • 2023
    $3.55B
  • 2024
    $3.73B
  • 2025
    $3.91B

Valuations are third-party estimates. Once real data runs, each will read "reported by" its publisher.

Source: Sample data generator (fictional), retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Fictional sample.

Media

Media deal summary

Local media rights: $33.2M per year.

National MLB contracts are shared league-wide and listed on the sources page once ingested.

Source: Sample data generator (fictional), retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Fictional sample.

Composite

Market viability: 53 / 100

  • Attendance % capacity (30%)62
  • Resale premium (25%)53
  • Valuation growth (20%)59
  • Metro population (15%)0
  • Payroll efficiency (10%)95

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