A lot of wealthy people came to an agreement on Thursday, if not slightly begrudgingly. ESPN’s Jeff Passan was on it first.
Backing up a bit, with the 2020 MLB season in limbo, a bevy of concerns piled up. Paramount of those were financial concerns. Of course, there were ballclub hourly workers that would go without much-needed paychecks, but that was handled fairly early on, at least for the interim.
Next, there was the question about what to do with minor league salaries, and that found a resolution, even if it was a temporary solution.
But the big issue came with the millions of dollars at stake for big league players.