The league and players are set to meet again on Saturday as they continue to negotiate a new CBA, with a lot of things that still need to be sorted out. One thing that does appear to be sorted out is the DH, which will indeed be coming to the National League next season. Sean McAdam looks at how the Red Sox could be impacted by that. (Sean McAdam; Boston Sports Journal)
On that same lockout topic, Rob Manfred met with the media on Thursday, with some predictably absurd comments. He also expressed optimism that the season would start on time, though what else was he going to say?