MLB and their team owners have, as expected, released their second economic proposal to the Players' Association today. It appears designed to pit player against player while making us all wonder if there will be any Atlanta Braves season in 2020... at all.
Let's review:
- In March, owners and players agreed on a pro-rated salary structure. In other words: you play 50% of games, you'll get 50% of your salary.
- What hasn't been often reported is that this isn't exactly what was agreed to: that pro-rated salaries provision was conditioned on having fans in the stands.