The work stoppage in MLB continues to make ink flow.
The Players’ Association and the league don’t seem to be anywhere near a common agreement, which could delay the start of the next season.
One deal achieved at the beginning of March could, however, save the day.
The players are also not happy with the way the leaders behave in the situation.
Offer from owners: players are still disappointed
The one-hour meeting went better than expected, but an agreement is not imminent.
“Saturday, when MLB made its first economic proposal of the month of February, it was like everything that came before it. The league made moves players should consider important, and players felt, once again, underappreciated and frustrated. Some players fear that with their counter-offers, they are essentially outbidding themselves. The league says it has the same fear with its own offers to players,” reads the article below from renowned journalist Ken Rosenthal.
No reason to believe season will start on time. Column with @EvanDrellich: https://t.co/8SSklXahRZ
—Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) February 13, 2022
It reminds me a bit of lockout of 2012 in the NHL, which will finally have been settled in January.
The season will have been 48 games old that season, let’s remember.
It would be a shame if fans were (still) entitled to a shortened season after everything that happened in 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic.
And for the players too, let’s face it.
The guys want to play and that’s understandable. For some it’s all about the money… while for others it’s for the love of the game.
Hopefully this ordeal will end soon.
