Following success of MLB’s big-spenders, smaller market teams try to counter amid RSN uncertainty WSOC TV [Video]

SAN ANTONIO — (AP) — A remarkable era of parity in Major League Baseball hit a bit of a snag this October when the big-spending New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets finished as three of the top four teams in this year’s postseason.

Sometimes, all that money really is an advantage.

Now it’s time for the sport’s middle-sized and small-market franchises to look for ways to counter during this offseason. Given several factors — particularly cash flow uncertainty due to the collapse of the regional sports network model — that could prove difficult.

“It’s going to be a challenge for Major League Baseball leadership,” St. Louis Cardinals GM John Mozeliak said on Wednesday. “How do you remain with some level of competitive balance when there are so many teams that have so much higher revenues than the lower end?”

The fact that the Cardinals are worried about their financial future should be fairly alarming. This is a franchise that’s been among baseball’s most consistent over the …