I cannot see owners agreeing to change
MLB draft (last place chooses first)
Revenue sharing
Years of service before free agency
I do think that there should be a minimum amount of money that each team must spend so that organizations like the Pirates cannot go on with a whole team playing at or close MLB minimum salary
I hope to see this settled before spring training but who knows
lockout - (
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For example, the MLB offer is already OK with a draft lottery for top 3... players want top 8..
This article is really great on outlining where the sides stand on each issue... I just found it googling so maybe there is something better:
Key proposals in Major League Baseball labor negotiations - ( New Window )
I will say this: if the owners are so worried about keeping salaries down, why did they spend money like drunken sailors for the last 3 days?
The owners proposed a salary floor years ago. The MLBPA under Fehr said no because they thought it would lead to a salary cap.
Not sure how long that is, I read a quote from Max Scherzer yesterday that apparently the players began creating a fund for this day, back in 2016 and there is an insane amount of money in it.
Not sure how that fund works, but maybe when that runs out you'll see the players start to crack. Not the Scherzers of the world who have made a quarter of a billion dollars, but the young players who don't get paid as well.