By: EFE Updated 24 Feb 2022, 21: 47 pm EST
The negotiations between the Players Union and MLB continued this Thursday, where again the advances were few transcendental and the union responded to the team owners before their proposed deadline to finalize the negotiations and before the threat to cancel games, which would result in cuts to the salary of the players.
After the meeting last Wednesday, MLB indicated that the deadline to complete the negotiations without affecting the regular season schedule is next Monday 28 of this month, indicating that, as of From this point, the games that cannot be played or that are canceled will be deducted from the players’ salary.
There’s a lot of talk about tanking and how to fix it. This, according to sources, was part of the MLBPA’s proposal today — similar to what it has proposed in the past. The league’s counter has been simple: the top four picks are subject to a lottery with no other adjustments. pic.twitter.com/Ikz41Wk36h
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) February 25, 2022 2022
Given this position, the Union responded by proposing the celebration of double games, to compensate for the missed dates, refusing to accept Monday as the deadline to have a decision regarding this negotiation.
In addition, the union that brings together the players , indicated that, if this measure is produced by the owners, they will not accept the extension of the postseason, nor the placement of advertising in the sports clothing, which they use on the pitch and that would clearly cause monetary losses to the league. and team owners.
The level of relevance of the negotiations, which reached their fourth day this Thursday, has caused figures such as the age of the New York Yankees, Hal Steinbrenner, has joined the process in person.
In the case of the players, so did the pitcher for the Houston Astros, Lance McCullers Jr., who joins Max Scherzer, Gerrit Cole, Francisco Lindor and other stars who have been involved in this negotiation process, at Roger Dean Stadium, in Jupiter, Florida.
The negotiations will continue this Friday, where once again the benefits that can be achieved for one side or the other will be the center of this discussion, which keeps Major League Baseball on hold, waiting for be able to start its regular season next March 31.