After discussing the financial side of things for the better part of a week, could we be getting closer to an agreement between the MLB Players Association and the owners?
Major League Baseball intends to propose a shorter season in which they would pay players a full prorated share of their salaries, sources told ESPN. The league believes the late March agreement allows it to set the schedule, and that this would fulfill players’ pro rata desire.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) June 1, 2020
This is great news for baseball fans, who have been grappling with the idea of a season being canceled in the wake of the coronavirus and these financial conversations.
The owners want an 82-game season while the players proposed 114. Maybe this means that the two sides would go after 100, or that 82 with the full pro-rated salaries would be enough.
UPDATE: 5:30 PM —
The potential season Major League Baseball envisions would run somewhere in the neighborhood of 50 regular-season games, sources told ESPN. The exact number is being considered, but the aim would be to return in July. It would be less than half of players’ proposed season length.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) June 1, 2020
That’s certainly different than 82 or 100…
We’ll have more on ‘The Huddle’ on Tuesday from 3-6 PM.
