Fans will celebrate the return of baseball next week when pitchers and catchers report for spring training, but it’s the business side of baseball that’s making headlines and creating hard feelings that could linger for years.
With an unprecedented number of high-profile free agents still without contracts, a war of words and accusations has broken out between Major League Baseball, the MLB Players Association and some high-powered agents.
Rockies reliever Adam Ottavino, the team’s player representative, said Wednesday that players around the league are watching it unfold with keen interest.
“I don’t know how this is all going to turn out, but I will say that everybody is paying close attention,” said Ottavino, who’s entering the final year of his contract.