MLB and MLBPA are far apart in negotiations regarding financial concerns for the 2020 season, whose start has been delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, some MLB owners wouldn't mind if MLB took the field next in 2021, per ESPN's Buster Olney.
"Sources say there is a group of owners perfectly willing to shut down the season, to slash payroll costs and reduce losses, and the disparate views among the 30 teams have been reflected in the decisions to fire and furlough," Olney wrote.
Teams have been firing, furloughing and cutting pay for staff members en masse.