The financial landscape of Major League Baseball is currently as fraught as any time in recent memory. Revenue has plummeted amid the COVID-19 crisis, as have player salaries due to a 60-game season. And the unique circumstances could extend past the 2020 season.
MLB agent and UC Berkley professor Greg Genske discussed the unique free agency period ahead after the 2020 season on Thursday. Genske said he expects superstars to still earn massive contracts, but the game's "middle class" could be squeezed in the offseason.
"My expectation is we get to free agency next year, you're going to see superstars players getting paid like superstars," Genske told Sports Illustrated's Bill Enright.