Major League Baseball Player’s Association has filed a grievance against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins and Oakland A’s over their spending of revenue sharing dollars. There were rumors of this happening earlier in the off-season with the Marlins and Pirates being named.
The Pirates responded back then to those rumors and also released a statement today from President Frank Coonelly. The original response noted that the Commissioner had no concerns over the Pirates and their spending:
“The MLBPA’s grievance against the Pirates is patently baseless. We look forward to demonstrating as much to
the Arbitrator if the MLBPA continues to pursue this meritless claim.