It doesn't matter. They were "buying the best players" and had no cap. It didn't last.
I mean, Toronto should have beaten the Dodgers last year. Baseball isn't college football where one team can just curb stomp their way through the competition
While we play the Yankees, Milwaukee is at the Angels, Pirates are at Cincinnati, and St Louis is at Toronto
While we play the Dodgers, Milwaukee hosts the Pirates, St. Louis is at the Yankees, and the Reds host the A's