With the deadline of the old CBA passing on Wednesday and no new plan moving forward, the owners voted to initiate a lockdown until MLB and the MLBPA can come to turn on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Both sides want very different things for the game’s future but neither has been willing to budge.
While the lockout doesn’t affect the minor league system, it does affect every aspect of Major League Baseball. The Winter Meetings have already been canceled and no Major Leaguer will be able to use any team facilities regardless of their intended use.