As the MLB Lockout drags on, it’s becoming more of a challenge to keep actual baseball in our lives on a daily basis during a time when we should be enjoying it. You know, assuming there will be a season to actually enjoy. I’ve been fighting this challenge all winter, which naturally brought me to watching Lucas Duda highlights over the weekend. Before Yoenis Cespedes got hot, Lucas Duda...
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Folks, guess what? No, the MLB lockout is still not over, but we’ve got some actual baseball/free agency news to discuss! And, when thinking about how it could potentially impact the New York Mets, it’d be good news for them and the rest of the National League East…not counting the Atlanta Braves. MLB insider Jon Heyman shared the following tweet about Freddie Freeman: Sources:...
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UPDATE, 3/6/22 at 4:39 PM EST The MLBPA made its counterproposal feature some concessions, but not enough to move the needle. The MLBPA reduced its pre-arbitration pool offer by $5 million to $80 million, and they gave MLB the ability to change rules on pitch clocks, the size of bases and shifting with 45 days’ notice. MLB previously would have to give a year’s notice on rule...
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The past few days have been the worst kind of emotional roller coaster, folks. Right when it was maybe OK to be a little optimistic about the MLB lockout ending, we were just let down once again. The cruelest part of all is that everything went down on March 1st. March 1st! You know, when spring training is supposed to be in full swing and we usually start saying “We’re going to...
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Monday is MLB’s self-imposed deadline to strike a deal for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement so the 2022 regular season can begin as scheduled on March 31st. After a week of meeting every day in Florida, the chances of that happening are looking slim, no matter what some league insiders are reporting. There are still a few hours left to get a deal done before the proverbial buzzer, so...
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