At least based on what we hear from the outside, there is not a whole lot of positivity to take away from these negotiations between the league and players looking for a new CBA. With the owner-imposed lockout in place, MLB is at a standstill until this negotiation ends, and much of what we’ve been told about has been surrounding disagreements between the two sides. That said, there has been one fairly significant agreement made, with the two sides agreeing to implement the designated hitter in the National League, a move everyone has seen coming for a few years now at least.
What the National League adding the DH could mean for the post-lockout Red Sox
