We should be talking about Spring Training 2.0 this week and a season starting around July 4.
Instead, we have ... nothing. Well, just a little more than nothing. Here’s something that happened Monday morning:
At first blush, this seems like it might indeed be something. After all, owners said they wouldn’t counteroffer the players’ last proposal, and this is... a counteroffer.
Here’s one of various reactions from national writers, and I tend to agree:
Owners might also have decided to make this offer because back in March, they agreed to bargain “in good faith” if conditions were such that games would have to be played in front of no fans, which appears to be the case.