Just as Mike Hazen, the general manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, prepares to speed into the off-season, his agenda may be halted in its tracks.
That’s because the current bargaining agreement between Major League baseball players and management is set to expire. That would be this coming Wednesday night, Nov. 30 at midnight, and neither side had offered much comment on the pace and substance of negotiations. At the core, players would be locked out of all major league facilities and the business of the game grinds to a pronounced halt.
This deadline could not have come a worse time for the game.