So this time, maybe they really mean it.
Tuesday is supposed to be another big “deadline” for the the Major League baseball collective bargaining negotiations. The Athletic’s Evan Drellich tweeted that without a deal by the end of the day, MLB plans to cancel another week of games.
So this same thing happened last week, and the first week of games games was canceled, only now Commissioner Rob Manfred is apparently ready to reschedule those games instead, if a deal gets done. Another stroke of credibility for the commissioner.
And while the two sides are still far apart on competitive balance tax thresholds and postseason parameters, they have apparently agreed on a few things that are important to us fans.