At the beginning of the week, the negotiations between MLB ownership and the MLBPA entered a new chapter. On Sunday afternoon, the MLBPA submitted their counter-proposal to ownership’s 82-game plan. This plan included far more games (114), substantially more testing, and also insisted on the contentious point of a full pro-rated salary. This plan would have seen the season be played six days every week with double-headers on Saturdays. The playoffs would then have extended into November, wrapping up around Thanksgiving. That was on the final day of May, only 34 ticks of the calendar before reaching the stated goal of returning to play by Independence Day.
Should Rob Manfred Drop the Hammer?
