When the MLBPA rejected the latest economic proposal from Major League Baseball, they asked the league to inform them of how many games commissioner Rob Manfred plans to enact and when they should report to a second spring training. Additionally, they want that information by the end of business on Monday.
It will be interesting to see what the league’s response will be but make no mistake that this is a galvanized players union currently that is potentially turning down more money on the principle that they should not take another pay cut. While most of the angst deservedly has fallen on the league and ownership, some of the union’s tactics are worth examining.