The big news in baseball Wednesday was that Robert D. Manfred Jr. actually acted like a leader for once and flew out to Phoenix in an attempt to meet Tony Clark and the MLBPA in some approximation of the middle. It’s fair to ask why this wasn’t done much earlier or whether the two men serving as their parties’ respective faces are fit for their jobs, but let’s focus for the time being on what came out of the meeting.
“At my request, Tony Clark and I met for several hours yesterday in Phoenix,” read a statement from Manfred.