According to Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports, Major League Baseball has made a new proposal to the MLB Players’ Association regarding the 2021 season and the ongoing battle to control the spread of COVID-19 and provide players and staff with a safe environment to return to the to be able to go to work.
Per Brown, the league proposed a full-salary 154-match schedule to the union on Friday, delaying it by a month and extending it by a week, adding that the previously debated issue of extended post-season included in the proposal is.
The trade union is apparently softening the offer.
Last week, the Arizona Cactus League sent a letter to MLB in which they expressed their concern about a noticeable increase in COVID cases across the region, and that it coincides with the start of spring training camps in Arizona in the middle of February and the delay of the opening recommended. of camps.
The letter – according to reports by MLB himself (Alex Coffey, The Athletics) in an effort to postpone the season until fans can attend safely, which in turn has made the increase in revenue reluctantly meet of the MLBPA on the inability of the league to make these calls unilaterally, and also noted: “MLB has repeatedly assured us that it has instructed its teams to be prepared for a timely start”.
Between safe scheduling and the still undecided fate of the universal designated hit, there is plenty left to fold away before pitchers and catchers will report to spring training.
We will keep you informed.
