On December 16, 1982, the Mets atoned for a mistake made five and half years earlier (almost to the day) by sending pitcher Charlie Puleo and minor leaguers Lloyd McClendon and Jason Felice to Cincinnati for 38 year-old Tom Seaver, “The Franchise”. Seaver had pitched for the Reds for five and a half seasons, compiling a record of 75-46 with an ERA of 3.18 and a 116 ERA+. Seaver also...
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Evan Drellich of The Athletic reported on December 15 that MLB and the MLBPA are not expected to talk about core economic issues at stake in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiations until January. While the sides are expected to meet face-to-face on December 16, the topics on the agenda will not include the Competitive Balance Tax (CBT), service time, and playoff expansion....
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We have arrived at the last article in our series about the main issues in the negotiations for a new MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). So far, we have covered Free Agency, Arbitration, The Competitive Balance Tax, and The Draft. This time, we will take a look at the structure of baseball’s postseason, a topic the two sides also debated in last year’s COVID-shortened season....
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In part four of our series on the negotiations toward a new current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between MLB and the MLBPA, we’ll take a look at the draft. How the draft works is currently a topic of discussion between the owners and the players. The First-Year Player Draft, also known as the Rule Four Draft, is Major League Baseball’s primary method for assigning amateur...
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In our series on the negotiations for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between MLB and the MLBPA, so far we have looked two of the major issues. Those are free agency and arbitration. Another major topic keeping the sides apart is the Competitive Balance Tax (CBT), also referred to as the luxury tax. The CBT is essentially designed to act as a “soft salary cap,” meaning...
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