What I'm Hearing: While progress towards a deal has finally materialized our insider Bob Nightengale reports the length of the regular season is still a point of contention for players. USA TODAY
PHOENIX — Major League Baseball executives and owners, seething after the union’s latest proposal Thursday, believe agent Scott Boras’ influence has been detrimental in their attempts to reach an agreement for a 2020 season.
“I’m very disappointed,’’ New York Yankees president Randy Levine told USA TODAY Sports, “because I’m hearing more and more from all sides that Scott Boras – who I like and have done a lot of business with throughout the years – is providing confusing and wrong information to people on the union side.