I’ve been following the ongoing saga with Le’Veon Bell and the Pittsburgh Steelers very closely over the past few days. This is entirely for selfish reasons — I was smart enough to draft James Conner for my fantasy team three weeks ago — but I’ve been trying to relate Bell’s situation to baseball. It’s an interesting thought.
First, a summary. Bell held out of training camp after having the “franchise tag” — a reserve clause of sorts that allows teams to retain one player for the following season at an average of the top five salaries at that position — placed on him back in March.