Credit: The Rich Eisen ShowThe MLB trade deadline came and went on Monday, and while some Yankees fans were frustrated with their ballclubs lack of aggression in adding talent ahead of a pennant race, youd be hard-pressed to find fans of the Dodgers, the MLBs second-most valuable franchise behind only the Yanks, in a similar boat.The Dodgers dealt for former Detroit Tigers ace and back-to-back AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal, adding to a loaded rotation that already included Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shohei Ohtani, Justin Wrobleski, and Tyler Glasnow, and a clubhouse that sports arguably the best lineup in the bigs.Many have pointedto the Dodgers massive hoard of talent, made possible in large part by deferred-money contracts and a$55 million revenue-sharing advantage, as evidence of competitive imbalance as a potential labor lockout betweenMLB and MLBPA looms over the 2027 season. Multiple owners have called for the implementation of a salary cap, something the players have been staunchly opposed to.On Tuesday, legendary play-by-play broadcaster Bob Costas appeared on The Rich Eisen Show, where he discussed whether baseball was actually broken, in light of the Skubal deal and the Dodgers vice grip on the rest of baseball.Well, its another piece of evidence and successful teams, the Dodgers, the Yankees, whatever it might betheres resentment around baseball and around the various fan bases. And thats understandable, Costas said, before going on to credit the Dodgers organizational edge as it exists separate from the clubs resource advantage, such as Los Angeless willingness to shell out for players like Glasnow and Yamamoto where other franchises might take a more hesitant approach.And in the same way that we talk about it in the postseason, that, you know, championship teams may take advantage of the mistakes that are made on the field. Youre pointing out how they do the same thing in the arena of roster building and front officing, for lack of a better phrase, Eisen said.Costas agreed before noting that as talented as Los Angeles may be, the field still has a greater than 50% chance to win the World Series, and that throughout his long career in and around the sport, things always work out, even if reform is necessary at some level.The game always seems not only to survive, but eventually to bounce back and thrive, he said. There are so many appealing things about baseball now, the international talent pool, so many great players. I understand ownerships desire for some sort of economic predictability, if nothing else.And one thing that is a reasonable argument is that even if the Brewers and the Rays and other teams that are relatively under-resourced, no matter how clever and smart they are in their management, they cant hold a team together. And thats disorienting to a fan baseAnd I dont know what devices Im not an economist. Im not as well-versed in all the particulars of this as some people who were at the bargaining table, rather, would be. But they do have a legitimate argument. Whether that argument extends all the way to imposing a hard salary cap is something else again. And thats a line that the Players Association vows not to cross when it comes to that.While he didnt go as far as calling baseball broken, Costas did concede that a lockout was inevitable ahead of the 2027 campaign.Theres gonna be a lockout in December, no question. Itll probably carry over into spring training, and it might even carry over into the regular season because the owners dont mind if they play only 140 games. Its happened before. And in terms of revenues, its backloaded in terms of the playoffs for TV. And attendance isnt so great in April when kids are still in school, and the weather isnt so great in some cities.All in all, Costas is just appreciative he gets to remain around the sport, even if hes retired from the broadcast booth.Theyve been nice to bring me back in a nice emeritus role. They can tie a ribbon around it where most of it played out. No, no heavy lifting, just a few cameos. And then, then, then I go back and take a nice long nap.The post Bob Costas discusses state of baseball: Theres gonna be a lockout in December, no question appeared first on Awful Announcing.