Major League Baseball reportedly offered the MLB Players Association a deal for a 154 game schedule, at full pay, but with a delayed start to the season. This was first reported by Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports. The offer would also include expanded playoffs. Brown notes that the players are considering the plan.
There’s a lot going on here, so let’s try to look at it step-by-step. A 154 game schedule isn’t that far off of from a regular, full season. Major League Baseball played a full 154-game season for a very long time before expanding things to 162 games.