Rob Manfred’s disgraceful about-face Monday in which he threatened cancellation of the 2020 MLB season is a disheartening yet seemingly inevitable culmination of events. Despite his assurance only one week ago around the draft that “unequivocally, we are going to play Major League Baseball this year,” he has now proven what a shameful and untrustworthy group he and the owners are.
This was always in the cards. I just never thought the owners would be foolish enough to go this far. But here we are. Instead of sincere negotiations with the union, they have decided to enter their endgame and impose the nuclear option.