Whatever progress that may have been made earlier this week when Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred and Players Association executive director Tony Clark met in Arizona has all but come undone in the days since.
The league presented the union with an offer for the 2020 regular season that encompassed playing 60 games, an expanded postseason and universal designated hitter for 2020 and 2021, among other details.
The MLBPA then submitted a counter for 70 games, much to the chagrin of team owners who inexplicably were under the impression that an understanding had been reached for a 60-game schedule this year.