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Chicago Cubs News
MLB’s Rhetoric Crafted to Avoid Grievance, Agent Says More Than 8 Owners ‘Definitely’ Want to Cancel Season
There may be more to Major League Baseball’s bombastic rhetoric than just stalling or flat-out hubris, though both still factor…
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The Rundown: Manfred Reverses Spin on Season, Players Blast Owners, Sosa Continues Push for Wrigley Reunion
“Some people have no idea what they’re doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.” – George…
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Rob Manfred Reverses Course on Confidence in 2020 Season, MLBPA ‘Disgusted’ by Perceived Threats
Another day, another round of sniping between Major League Baseball and the players union. After telling ESPN last Wednesday that…
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Players React to League’s Latest Offer, Which Included Snarky Comments from Deputy Commissioner
If you were holding out hope that the players and owners would eventually be able to set aside their differences,…
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League Imposes Sunday Deadline on Latest Proposal, Which Is Only Slightly Better Than Previous
You’re probably already throwing up in your mouth a little bit at the idea of reading me bitch about the…
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Report: League’s New Proposal Will Move Toward 70-Plus Games at 80-85% Prorated Pay
Major League Baseball is expected to present the MLB Players Association with a new financial proposal Friday, something commissioner Rob…
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Jason Kipnis Lends Voice to Growing Chorus of Players Openly Criticizing Owners’ Motives
No matter how many snowflakes like Ben Shapiro whine about outspoken players removing their “place of comfort,” the days of…
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Players’ Good-Faith Proposal for 89 Games Will Be Rejected, Leaving Negotiations ‘Nowhere’
The MLBPA made its latest proposal Tuesday, dropping the number of games from 114 to 89 while maintaining the option…
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MLB’s Shifting Proposals Obfuscate Relatively Static Payroll Target
Major League Baseball is currently engaged in a confidence game, playing Three-card Monte with billions of dollars in an attempt…
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MLB’s Proposal Includes Expansion to 16 Playoff Teams, No Qualifying Offers, ‘Acknowledgement of Risk’ Waiver
We’ve already broken down MLB’s financial situation six ways from Sunday, so I’ll spare you too much more analysis here.…
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