Today, for the first time since the lockout began on December 2nd, 2021, Major League Baseball will finally make a proposal to the player’s union regarding the core economics issues that are at the center of the current labor strife. At this point, you know what they are: service time, free agency requirements, arbitration, and the luxury tax, to name just a few. Here at Pinstripe Alley, we’ve written quite a bit about these topics and the negotiation between the league and the union, most notably Esteban’s two pieces from early November on the status of the preliminary negotiations and the union’s second offer to the league — two pieces that, unfortunately, still largely reflect the current state of negotiations, considering the fact that they were written two months ago.
The history of the Competitive Balance Tax
