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It seems like the players and owners actually got serious about their negotiations yesterday, and they pushed the ‘deadline’ for a 162 game season to today.
The owners have offered to raise the ‘Competitive Balance Tax’ to $230 million and allow it to grow to $242 million after five years. They have also added tiers to the penalties for going over the cap. Teams will be charged more if they go over $250, $270 and $290 million. The owners are really worried that Steve Cohen will go rogue on them.
The owners also offer:
- An international draft (which would hurt the Blue Jays) seems to be tied to removing the ‘Qualifying Offer’ which the players would like.
- A $40 million pre-arbitration pool, the players would rather have $75 million.
- An increase in the minimum wage to $700,000, moving to $770,000 by the end of the 5-year CBA.
- Draft picks for teams who open the season with Rookies who finish in the Rookie of the Year voting.
- The NL would have the DH.
- A 45-day window to unilaterally bring in new rule changes.
- Advertising on uniforms.
- And a limit on the number of times a player can be waived in a season, five.
There are other minor issues. The players don’t like the ghost runner in extras. I agree with that one.
MLB and Apple TV have a deal to stream ‘double-headers’ on Fridays. So for those of us who don’t get Apple TV, we will not be able to watch some games. I hate anything that makes it harder for fans to watch games.
The international draft idea is a continuous thing.
I hate that they negotiate with 13-14-year-old kids so that they can sign them at 16. It seems wrong. But it has made baseball a big thing in those countries. So I don’t know what side I’m on in that one.
Fernando Tatis Jr.: "The International Draft is going to kill baseball in DR. It's going to affect us a lot, because there will be many young people who used to give them the opportunity to get a bonus and with the draft it will not be the same ”, per @ElCaribeRD. pic.twitter.com/KpUm6KEazb
— Héctor Gómez (@hgomez27) March 9, 2022
I’m going to the gym this morning, and I hope that there will be an agreement by the time I’m back.
Poll
Are you optimistic there will be an agreement today?
This poll is closed
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19%
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60%
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I gave up optimism for Lent
A late add, it seems the coverage of the lockout has been more ‘player friendly’ than in the past:
How baseball writers are covering the baseball lockout - The Washington Post
— shake (@curlyfro) March 9, 2022
[eh. i think this is giving too much credit to some writers because many had to be criticized into better coverage.] https://t.co/4NG8HO9hUt
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