(CBSNewYork)- Major League Baseball owners presented their first proposal in financial negotiations to the Players Association Wednesday and the response from players has been swift. New York Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman was among those who weren’t feeling overly optimistic after seeing the proposal.
The 29-year-old Stroman wasn’t the only player to voice his concerns. Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer took to Twitter to say that there is no reason for players to engage with MLB “in any further compensation reductions.”
The proposed sliding pay scale would see players at the higher ends of the league’s payrolls affected the most.