SURPRISE, Ariz. — Well, would you look at that: It seems Major League Baseball decided this week that time was running short to save the season in its...
Evan Grant attempts to bring both sides together to solve the lockout and save MLB’s Opening Day before the Feb. 28 deadline.
The only “new” item in these talks is a bonus pool for pre-arbitration eligible players . Both sides have agreed to the idea. That’s the big step. Now it’s just about finding a financial mid-point. First thing here: We are doing away with the draft pick and international cap penalties. In the new baseball, we are not going to do anything punitive for teams that actually try to win.
It would give owners some savings on the daily pro-rata salary players receive while in the majors but would also give players who spend either the full season in the majors or who are constantly on the minor league shuttle the chance to earn more.This is the new concept. As such it would be a major gain for the players. So, they probably should settle for gradual steps. Their ask for a $100 million pool is high. The owners’ last proposal got the pool to $20 million. It started at $10 million.
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