And with rumors of the Major League Baseball Player’s Association (MLBPA) going on strike following the 2021 season, Mike Trout might be the last hope for the player’s. As this offseason has gone on, Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, remain unsigned. Two players who are in their primes, and without them receiving offers worth their signature, it has held the rest of free agency up as everyone waits on their moves.
The stall in free agency, the manipulation of service time by teams, and an overall decreased market has some people believing a strike following the 2021 season is inevitable at this point.