A Major League Baseball Players Association letter distributed to players after union head Tony Clark and commissioner Rob Manfred met Tuesday night cited “a number of significant issues with what [Manfred] proposed” and stated “there certainly were no tentative agreements reached,” according to a copy of that memo obtained by Yahoo Sports.
In the face of optimism after a midday statement from Manfred said the sides had negotiated the framework of a deal in Arizona that could lead to agreement and therefore the start of the 2020 season, the union letter suggested the sides have significant ground left to cover.