Opening Day has been cancelled, and fans are currently seeing a period of strategic retrenchment from both MLB and the players’ union. Assuming a very abbreviated spring training, we’re still at least a month and a half away from real baseball being played. There are very real economic issues driving a wedge between the two sides, with serious issues including minimum salary, CBT caps, and playoff money. With all the focus on the economics, baseball has lost a chance to not only have a normal season after two chaotic ones, but to afford themselves some reflection on what we all want the sport to look like.
The CBA negotiations have essentially ignored the on-field product
