Report: Baseball is Coming Back (Update)
Jon Heyman:
Breaking: MLB and players union are closing in on an agreement to play the 2020 season, via players. Deal expected to be for prorated pay and include expanded playoffs.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) June 17, 2020
As part of the pending agreement to play the 2020 season between MLB and the players union, the union has agreed to waive any grievance.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) June 17, 2020
Too bad the owners and players shot themselves in the foot for a number of weeks and made people become completely disinterested before finally figuring this out. Apparently it was the pending grievance that made the difference, according to Jayson Stark:
A driving force in this resumption of the baseball talks:
I've been hearing it wasn't so much that a group of owners didn't want to play. They just didn't want to play and face a $1 billion grievance.
You know what would make that grievance go away? Making a deal.
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) June 17, 2020
Whatever man, if baseball is back, let’s go. Philadelphia Phillies soon to be world champions… world fucking champions!
EDIT:
Here comes another report to pour cold water on us –
Source says no deal is close yet between MLB and MLBPA beccause the proposal was just sent by MLB. No agreement even in principle at this point.
— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) June 17, 2020
Okay.
EDIT 2:
Fuck off –
Reports of an agreement are false.
— MLBPA Communications (@MLBPA_News) June 17, 2020
EDIT 3:
MLB proposal details from Ken Rosenthal –
- 60 games in 70 days
- Season starting July 19th/20th
- Full Prorated Salary
- Expanded Playoffs in 2020 and 2021
- Waiving of any potential grievance
