Divorce documents in the McCourt case show that the Dodgers plan to hold payroll constant through 2018 while greatly increasing ticket prices.

They spent $132 million last season, according to figures from the commissioner’s office, which included in its accounting deferred payments to Manny Ramirez and Andruw Jones.

The projections show the Dodgers planning to cut it to $107 million this year, with slight annual increases thereafter. In 2018, player compensation is estimated at $125 million.

The document anticipates a significant rise in club revenue, from $295 million in 2008 to $529 million in 2018, and in the average ticket price, from $29.40 in 2007 to $53.50 in 2018.

Of course, they’ll only be able to raise ticket prices if the team keeps winning, and that might be difficult if they hold payroll constant. I suspect that over the next eight years MLB salaries will go back to their historic growth levels.