The MLB Players Association (MLBPA) is pushing back against the league’s extreme proposals for the next collective bargaining agreement, which includes the introduction of a salary cap and drastic transformations to draft eligibility and free agent contracts.
Unity Among Players
According to MLBPA interim executive director Bruce Meyer, the league’s proposals have served an unexpected purpose among the players, creating unity and solidarity. Meyer stated, ‘I have never seen this degree of unity at this point among agents and players… I think, honestly, the league has done us a favor because their proposals are, in fact, so obviously and extremely bad for players at all levels that it’s actually been a benefit for our unity.’
The latest suggestion presented by the team owners includes implementing a policy limiting free agents who change teams to deals no longer than five years and $202 million, while players staying with their team wouldn’t be permitted to sign contracts longer than six years and $265 million. The owners also want to institute a salary floor of $171.2 million and a salary cap of $245.3 million.
Original reporting: Appleton, WI News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
