MLB owners and players have little time to save the 2020 baseball season amid the coronavirus outbreak. Lack of trust seems to be a big factor.
If the 2020 baseball season blows up over money, the repercussions will be bad for players, bad for owners, bad for the sport.But, if this were just about the money, the two sides could calculate a difference and split it, and teams could be headed to spring training next week.Advertisement
Weiner was the executive director of the players’ association, and before that a longtime lawyer for the union. He and Manfred had worked on multiple deals over the years, with mutual respect and trust. The luxury tax threshold became a de facto salary cap. The promise of big dollars in salary arbitration and bigger dollars in free agency became increasingly limited to elite players, with the rest at risk of replacement by younger, cheaper players.
The owners came for amateur players, with the draft next week cut from 40 rounds to five. Owners came for minor leaguers, releasing some and cutting $400-per-week stipends to others. Some owners came for scouts, and for minor league coaches, and for front-office employees.
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