According to Jon Heyman, Major League Baseball and the players union are closing in on an agreement to play to 2020 season. Brief details include them working out prorated pay, as well as expanded playoffs.
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
Heyman reported earlier that MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and player union chief Tony Clark had a productive meeting at the request of Manfred.
Breaking: MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and players union chief Tony Clark had what’s being called a productive meeting face to face in Arizona. Meeting was called at Manfred’s request
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) June 17, 2020
One of the big issues, which was only brought up recently, was a possible grievance being filed by the players. The pending deal reportedly says that the players have waived that possibility
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
According to Jeff Passan, the season would be 60 games, ending on September 27th, followed by the expanded playoffs.
The MLB proposal to the MLBPA, as @Ken_Rosenthal said, is for a 60-game season that ends around Sept. 27 and gives players fully prorated salaries. It would have expanded playoffs and would include waiving of right to grieve by the union.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) June 17, 2020
Ken Rosenthal adds that the start date would be July 19/20 under the potential agreement.
Source: MLB proposal includes:
•60 games in 70 days
•Season starting July 19th/20th
•Full Prorated Salary
•Expanded Playoffs in 2020 and 2021
•Waiving of any potential grievance— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) June 17, 2020
This all appears to be very good news. The players get their full pro-rated salary, owners get expanded playoffs. Now the players just need to agree to the proposal, which seems likely, since they were will to settle for the commissioner mandated start of the season a few days ago, which would have been for fewer games and obviously less pay.
UPDATE: Of course the players don’t like it because that would be too easy. Sigh…
Early word is players don’t love the 60 games and some are even calling it a proposal not the agreement owners see it as. Owners view it as an agreed-to deal with players’ option being to turn it down, whereupon they could get a 50-game mandated season as allowed by March 26 deal
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) June 18, 2020
