Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association have a big hump to overcome before December of 2016 as the current labor agreement and collective bargaining agreement is set to expire. The MLBPA and MLB met for the first time to discuss the potential renewal of the CBA and any potential changes this week in Florida for the first of presumably many meetings between the two sides before the year is out.
Reportedly around 20 players joined the union for the
dialogue with MLB as they look to extend the current 21 consecutive years of
labor peace. This time around the league and the union has much to discuss
including a potential overhaul of the free agent and qualifying offer system
that is hampering some veteran players and players that decline the initial
offer from their original club.
This will be the first set of CBA negotiations for both
Union head Tony Clark and Commissioner of Major League Baseball Rob Manfred so
it will be interesting to see how it all plays out in the end. I have to assume
that neither want a work stoppage on their resume though so I assume both sides
will do whatever bending and budging they have to do in order to get this done,
I’m far from worried personally.
All signs point to this getting done eventually but it’s
still good news to hear that the discussion has begun. This is something we
will monitor closely all season long here at The Greedy Pinstripes and I hope
you join us in it!
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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)