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...
Friday afternoon, Buster Only of ESPN tweeted that the Major League Baseball Players’ Association is willing to go back the bargaining table with Major League Baseball, and re-open discussions about a 14-team postseason format. Sources: As the two sides look to jump-start the CBA talks, the union has approached MLB with an offer to re-open talks on the 14-team postseason field, with the...
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...
Thursday’s meeting between Major League Baseball and MLB Players Association lasted just 15 short minutes, and with the clock ticking to start the 2022 season on time, still, no deal has been made. According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the MLBPA back off its request for arbitration for all players with 2-plus years of service. Instead, players requested that 80 percent of players with two-plus years...
Let’s try something different. The lockout has now reached its 73rd day, and despite commissioner Rob Manfred’s optimistic tone on February 10, the two sides are still not close to a deal that will allow baseball to be played. Saturday’s meeting did not seem to move the needle, but could there be some hope on the horizon? Here’s the positive spin. The doom and gloom...
When we think about the baseball calendar and some of the important dates, certain ones come to mind. Pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training, Opening Day, the trading deadline, and the crowning of a champion on the last day of the World Series probably resonate for many people. This year, no date may be more important than February 12, when a critical negotiation session will take...
Updated Post – Feb. 4, 13:50 The Major League Baseball Players Association announced on Friday afternoon that they’ve officially declined the owners request for federal mediation. Here’s the full statement from the MLBPA: “Two months after implementing their lockout, and just two days after committing to the players that a counterproposal would be made, the owners refused...
Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association will meet in-person Tuesday to continue discussions about the collective bargaining agreement, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. It is the two sides’ first meeting this week, but it comes off the heels of MLB and the MLBPA having meetings on back-to-back days last week. The two sides discussed the core economic...
Despite the owners locking the players out, the Mets have kept active over the last three weeks with a manager search. That came to a head this week as the Mets dugout now has its leader. The Buck Stops In Flushing Last week, I predicted the Mets would settle on a manager hire by the end of this week, and sure enough, Steve Cohen took to Twitter–lack of punctuation an all–Saturday...
