The MLB and the MLBPA drama continues. Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred told ESPN on Monday that “not confident” there will be a 2020 baseball season. He believes that the MLB will return, but if there is no “dialogue” between the players and owners, then there may be no baseball this spring.
The MLB recently proposed a deal to the MLBPA to return to play with a 72 game season and a guaranteed 70% of players salaries.
My Thoughts
Man this thing is a mess!
This honestly feels like an MLB lockout now. I really don’t know what is going to happen this summer, if we are going to see any baseball being played. Players were not happy about the owners taking money away from their contract due to a shorten season, and ever since then this thing has been a circus. The players and owners and have proposed many deals, but has rejected so many offers.
Right now with how things are looking, I’m not completely sure if there will be a season. The MLB and the Player’s Association continue to dig a deeper and deeper hole with getting harder and harder to get out of this hole. These conversations have been going for weeks, and the players are not wanting to accept an offer from owners. The NBA, NHL, MLS, Nascar, and many other sports businesses have plans on returning to sports, but the MLB has still continued to be unsure about their plans. I really hope that on both sides that they get tired of arguing and agree on a deal to return to play. I think that is what both sides want, and what the world wants.
As a Red Sox fan, I would love it if we can see some baseball. But if there is not a season, it would mean Mookie Betts is a free agent. Mookie hasn’t played a single regular season game with the Dodgers, and the Red Sox could sign him back after trading him away this past off season. That would be awesome 😉
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