So much for finding common ground.
In fact, it looks as if Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball are digging into their respective bunkers this week at the Winter Meetings as the two sides work through a leaked proposal that would yank affiliations out from under 42 communities across the country beginning in 2020.
MLB, for its part, was not particularly happy that its concept became public after three negotiating sessions. The latest, on Friday in San Diego — after Congressional leaders across the country took up with Minor League Baseball — were more positive in Commissioner Rob Manfred’s view, but …
“I think some of the activities that have been undertaken by the leadership of Minor League Baseball have been polarizing in terms of the relationship with the owners,” Manfred said Wednesday at the Manchester Grand Hyatt.