FanGraphs | Ben Clemens: Opening Day is cancelled, and the league and union seem prepared to take their time on the next round of negotiations, but before we get there, what needs to be addressed? Just about the only thing both sides have agreed on is a universal DH, with even discussions around expanded playoffs still not complete. Meanwhile, the financial issues at the heart of this dispute — minimum salaries and CBT thresholds — are as divisive as they’ve been all winter.
Sports Illustrated | Gary Phillips: Max Scherzer, one of the leaders of the MLBPA, led a union panel after negotiations broke down yesterday — one that, funnily enough, didn’t receive the same coverage as Rob Manfred’s presser.