Good morning, Athletics Nation!
Last week, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred seemed bullish on the prospect of a timely Opening Day of the 2022 season, scheduled for March 31.
“I’m an optimist, ... I believe we will have an agreement in time to play our regular schedule. … We’re doing everything we can to get a deal done for our fans,” said Manfred at Thursday’s owners meetings.
Over the weekend, MLB offered their version of “doing everything” with a laundry list of incremental concessions that closed very little of the colossal gap between the current bargaining positions of the league and the Players Association.