When did MLB realize the international draft would be a major sticking point? 'Too late,' a league official said. stephapstein on the chaotic day of baseball negotiations
And it only gets harder now. The owners want to prorate players’ salaries per number of games played. Players believe they did not lock themselves out and they should therefore be paid for 162 games no matter how many take place.
No formal bargaining sessions are scheduled, but the sides intend to keep talking on Wednesday night and into Thursday. Still, thethat has marred these conversations for years has only deepened. Players believe that the league waited until this late stage of negotiations to tie a deeply contentious issue—the international draft—to an issue important to the players . When certain free agents sign with new teams, their former team receives a draft pick and their new team forfeits one.
Players are preparing to play but are prepared to lose the season, said someone familiar with their thinking. This is a difficult position around which to create unity: Their careers are short, and whether they are trying to build a Hall of Fame case or just want to hit one major league home run, they are eager to retake the field. They would prefer to reach a deal and are bargaining with the intention of doing so. But the person insisted that they are ready, financially and emotionally.
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