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In the first part he is comparing MLB owners to Russian oligarchs who are currently involved in a war. So being overly dramatic would be my guess.

But many if them get paid more for their bad seasons toward the end of contracts so it even out somewhat.

Agreed. Those that were part of the union should have more benefits.

The floor and cap would be the one thing that would change the whole game. That us the one thing we can agree on. But the players will never agree to it.

They have been left behind because they aren't part of the union.

Yep. There maybe a way to make it equitable without a draft but it is above my paygrade and brainpower.

That is the issue.

It would help if the weather would warm up so we could hit the links earlier.

Agreed.

Again, not all owners have the same amount of money. So your scenario is impossible.

Bit then you go back to teams passing on the best players because the agents have a deal with the Yankees to pay more than the team picking first. That's what used to happen all the time.

It would make a huge difference without the draft. Any team could have selected Seager and had him for 6 years. Without the draft he would have been there the whole time.

How does that equate to not having a draft. Your scenario does occur for years after so teams had a set time to build with them. So it isn't the same. This is why control of the player is a big issue.

I hate to tell you this but the NFL and NBA have drafts. And salary caps. Many ways to limit players movement and freedom of choice.

The owners don't choose that. Believe it or not some owners have more money than others. The larger markets generate more revenue. They can pay more. Just because they have more money than the average person does not mean they all have the same amount of money. I know you believe all sports teams should run at a massive loss but it just isn't teue.

So you are in favor of total non-competive leagues? That's what will happen with no draft. Must other businesses don't rely on competitive balance for a good product so your example is irrelevant.

I think they are past that. It will now be if the players will be paid and get service time for games they don't play.

The teams with the most money gets the players. So the NY and LA teams will dominate the league. If that's your idea of a good league more power to you.

Yep. Going to have a large credit in my account for the next time the Sox are in the playoffs. Could be 2023 the way this is going.

Just to complicate the negotiations more.

A law degree might help? Trying to make the owners look bad? Something tells me the union has a few lawyers in the room to make sense of the proposals.

True. Could be just my bias against Boras. but its out there and the negotiations seems to be following that path.

Of course it won't happen. It's set that the owners get paid in the playoffs and the players during the regular season. It was just a hypothetical of how the negotiation might change if the roles were reversed.

Interesting compromise. I like it.

A strike now would hurt the players more than the owners. The players probably would have strung out the negotiations until the playoffs to really hurt the owners, if they hadn't been locked out.