UPDATE: 3/14/22, 2:02 PM EST Let’s catch up on some news and notes from this morning, shall we? Brad Hand will join the Phillies bullpen on a one-year, $6 million deal Sean Doolittle returns home to the Nationals on a one-year deal Ian Kennedy signed an incentive-laden contract with the Diamondbacks that could be worth up to $7 million. There was also a report that came out indicating...
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The playoff pool has become a central discussion point in MLB and the MLBPA’s collective bargaining agreement debates. From the owners’ side of things, expanding the playoff pool to 14 teams is all about money. The more playoff games, the more national revenue the owners rake in. For the players, keeping the playoffs at 12 teams is all about making sure the grind of 162 games and...
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As collective bargaining agreement talks look to start back up on Sunday, one of the topics that will be at the forefront of discussions is the number of teams in the playoff pool. In the talks that occurred before MLB canceled games, it seems both sides came to an agreement to increase the teams that make the playoffs from 10 t0 12. That felt inevitable at the beginning of the offseason, but...
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Four owners of Major League Baseball teams oppose increasing the competitive balance tax to $220 million, the starting number in MLB’s most recent collective bargaining agreement proposal, according to a new report from The Athletic’s Evan Drellich. The teams and owners who oppose the CBT increasing to $220 million are: Detroit Tigers owner Chris Ilitch Los Angeles Angels owner Arte...
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Pete Alonso’s service time may be affected by the lockout and subsequent cancellation of games imposed by MLB owners, as a new story from SNY’s Andy Martino points out. As of the end of the 2021 season, Alonso accrued three full years of service time. This is due to him making the Opening Day roster for the team in 2019, after which he set a major-league record for home runs in a...
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