Could Phillies baseball take place this summer? Chances appear to be improving.
Over the past 48 hours, both the MLBPA and MLB issued counterproposals, representing a step closer to an agreement of having a 2020 season. The latter, reported Monday evening by ESPN’s Jeff Passan, has MLB proposing a shorter season while fulfilling the players’ desire to have full prorated salaries.
MLB believes their agreement in late March allows it to set the schedule. “For the longest time, really since the end of March, when their agreement was put into place, players have been asking for their full pro rata salary,” Passan said live on ESPN.