When will the MLB season begin? Here's the latest on the owners-players proposals to return
BOBBY NIGHTENGALE | CINCINNATI ENQUIRER
1:41 p.m. EDT May 19, 2020
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/spo...ls/5213404002/
When will the MLB season begin? Here's the latest on the owners-players proposals to return
BOBBY NIGHTENGALE | CINCINNATI ENQUIRER
1:41 p.m. EDT May 19, 2020
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/spo...ls/5213404002/
I've been critical of the owners for not mentioning the possibility of restarting with no fans but something has come up which has caused me to adjust that thinking. Apparently the players were warned that if no fans were allowed to attend games that they'd not get to receive their full salaries. This is counter to the spin we've heard from the players. It was all spelled out in an e-mail to the players.
But here's where it gets interesting:The league and the union have disagreed over how players will be paid if games are resumed. The union claims that within the agreement finalized on March 26, players are guaranteed their prorated salaries for games played, while MLB argues that the agreement says salaries must be reconsidered if there are no fans in attendance.
So let's recap. The owners and players had an agreement on cancelling the season and on how to reopen unless no fans would be allowed. Under those conditions, there was NO agreement. None. The players saying otherwise are either misinformed or disingenuous. Under these conditions, a new agreement would have to be negotiated and that's ecatly what the owners are now trying to do.The Post, however, has obtained a March 26 email from an MLB lawyer to top league officials that documents the substance of talks between two MLB officials and two MLBPA officials from earlier that morning. The email covers seven points, including that MLB explained to the union officials that MLB would need a second negotiation if games were not played in front of fans to determine pay and claims that union officials understood that concept.
This is a smoking gun. Forget the rhetoric. Hey players: are you willing to negotiate a pay cut or not? Whatever you decide, own it.
https://nypost.com/2020/05/19/mlb-th...-with-players/
JFLegal (05-26-2020)
IMO there should not be a 2020 season and lets focus on starting 2021 on time.
919191 (05-27-2020),Bourgeois Zee (05-26-2020),Edd Roush (05-26-2020)
camisadelgolf (05-26-2020)
I'm sure they're "taking a bath", but the majority of each team's revenue comes from revenue sharing and their regional broadcast rights ie Fox Sports Ohio/Cincinnati for the Reds. I'm no lawyer, but if the no fans in the stands happens this year and/or beyond, I would think the teams would investigate trying to recapture some of that lost revenue by renegotiating their regional deals as I would assume that ratings are going to increase which means commercial sales and tv revenue would increase for the networks with the broadcast rights. Also, I'd fully expect them to sell commercial signage that will show in the stands where fans would be sitting. Just some speculation on my part.
Last edited by SidneySlicker; 05-29-2020 at 09:03 AM.
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