If they did that, we might never have baseball again. You'd think that if they make a proposal to the union, it's already one that owners have approved, so any further ratification at this point is a formality.I'll believe it when it's ratified by a majority of owners. I wouldn't put it past Manfred and the hardliners to try one more last-ditch effort to screw this up.
It's a formality. They aren't going to not ratify it.I'll believe it when it's ratified by a majority of owners. I wouldn't put it past Manfred and the hardliners to try one more last-ditch effort to screw this up.
It was in drafts collecting dustRedOct's long national nightmare of waiting to start this thread is over!
Any word on extended playoffs?
It’s 12 teams, 6 per league.Any word on extended playoffs?
The players bargained for a start on third base, just like many of the owners got their start in life.
what about 5 inning triple headers?
Never. All of this is just noise to me. Play ball, and I'll be there.As much as they try to make me do it, I can't quit this dumb, beautiful sport.
Correct. Latest reporting is a mixture of doubleheaders and one series tacked on at the end of the season.So Opening Day for the Sox is at New York and the Tampa & Baltimore home series will be made up later on?
Hell yeah. 20 of the top 50 free agents are still available.This next week of Hot Stove is going to be WILD.
NCAA Championship, Masters, and Opening Day all the same week. That's how it's supposed to be.It looks like the Sox will open up the season on April 7th at Yankee Stadium.
Bring us Seiya, Chaim.Hell yeah. 20 of the top 50 free agents are still available.
View: https://twitter.com/mlbtraderumors/status/1502003304863350788
The best remaining MLB free agents: https://mlbtraderumors.com/2022/01/best-remaining-mlb-free-agents.html
And even better, there will be baseball on Patriots Day.NCAA Championship, Masters, and Opening Day all the same week. That's how it's supposed to be.
I've heard it's like that every day in heaven.
You should want to stay on top of that, given what happened last yearIt’s 12 teams, 6 per league.
The rule 5 draft is what I’m curious about, I’d guess it will be canceled but who knows.
Only when the Pirates play the Marlinswhat about 5 inning triple headers?
Other elements of the deal include:Shifts? Big bases? New option rules? Pitch clock? PLEASE on the last one!
Just curious what this means if it's for the 2023 season? Like what is the 45 day window? Is it to essentially have them in the "rule book" in the next 45 days?Other elements of the deal include:
• A 45-day window for MLB to implement rules changes -- among them a pitch clock, ban on shifts and larger bases in the 2023 season
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33470321/sources-mlb-union-reach-tentative-agreement-new-cba-salvage-162-game-season
Buckle up, indeed. The hottest of stoves.
That's a big FU to union leadershipExecutive subcommittee voted 8-0 against deal and teams voted 26-4 in favor, sources tell @TheAthletic. Dissenting teams were NYM, NYY, HOU, STL. First with breakdown: @JonHeyman.
5 of the 8 are Boras clients and undoubtedly Boras would want a higher luxury tax.That's a big FU to union leadership
It might also mean that leadership was a little too caught up in "winning" the negotiation and the majority of the players had a deal they could live with right now.That's a big FU to union leadership