Another Lockout Began Wednesday In Major League Baseball Because Major League Baseball, The Major League Baseball Players Association Failed To Reach New Bargaining Agreement
The previous lockout in Major League Baseball was in 1994—1995!
Another lockout began Wednesday in Major League Baseball because Major League Baseball, The Major League Baseball Players Association failed to reach a new bargaining agreement.
The MLB's previous proposal had done little to allay the union's stated concerns over artificial restraints on free agency, tanking, paying players more earlier in their careers and service-time manipulation. The league did offer to remove direct draft-pick compensation -- teams currently are penalized for signing top free agents -- and suggested a draft lottery to disincentivize teams from tanking to get a higher draft position. The proposed lottery would cover only the top three picks. It also raised the competitive-balance-tax threshold past the current $210 million mark to $214 million, far shy of the $245 million the union most recently proposed.
The players did move toward MLB's desire for an expanded postseason with a proposal to move from 10 teams to 12, though it fell short of the 14-team plan the league had proffered. While MLB is not fundamentally opposed to paying players earlier in their careers, its desire to do so while keeping salaries flat remains a problematic sticking point amid discussions that follow years of industry revenue growing and an average salary that stayed steady.
The tenor of the conversations mimicked that of contentious talks last year when the league and union tried to negotiate the shape of a season during the heart of the pandemic. Proposals from each side were wildly different and rarely moved, and instead of a negotiated settlement, Manfred imposed a 60-game season.
While the parties have managed to work well together on ancillary issues, divergent philosophies on the game's core economics drove a wedge into negotiations that has barely moved. The parties have yet to find common ground, and the coming months, with spring training looming, are likelier to better illustrate where they can find it.
“according to an article by Jeff Passan on espn.com”
Today starting pitcher Jameson Taillon who is a right handed pitcher who pitches for New York, for the team that wears the pinstripes shared his thoughts on the lockout.
How?
Social Media!
Jameson Taillon had this to say!
Since MLB chose to lock us out, i’m not able to work with our amazing team Physical Therapists who have been leading my post surgery care/progression. Now that I’m in charge of my own PT- what should my first order of business be? I’m thinking I’m done with this boot. It can go.
“according to his page on Twitter”
Jameson Taillon’s teammate Zack Britton who unlike him is left handed and a reliever responded with sounds reasonable!
Lets hope that Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball Players Association can come to an agreement so that we can have a 2022 Major League Baseball Season, so that players can get back to training with their team, teammates with guidance from their coaching staff.