MLB Lockout Thread

[Can_of_corn]

7 minutes ago, Roll Tide said:

Baseball once again can’t get it right …. They should agree on a % of revenue that needs to spent on players and that money should go into a pool that is split evenly among the teams to make the game fair. 
 

Lots to address the selfishness of the players and owners ….nothing for the fans of the majority of teams not in New York, LA, or Boston.

I've grown to hate the word fair.

Haddaway once asked "What is love?"

I say what is fair?

 

 

[Number5]

1 hour ago, Can_of_corn said:

I've grown to hate the word fair.

Haddaway once asked "What is love?"

I say what is fair?

[SteveA]

Roch has the details of the schedule starting in 2023:

14 games (7h/7a) vs each division opponent = 56 games 

6 games (3h/3a) vs the other teams in your league but not in your division = 60 games 

4 games (2h/2a) vs a designated interleague rival (the Nats in our case) 

3 games vs each other team in the other league = 42 games.  Alternating home/away each season.

 

 

[Just Regular]

21 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Roch has the details of the schedule starting in 2023:

14 games (7h/7a) vs each division opponent = 56 games 

6 games (3h/3a) vs the other teams in your league but not in your division = 60 games 

4 games (2h/2a) vs a designated interleague rival (the Nats in our case) 

3 games vs each other team in the other league = 42 games.  Alternating home/away each season.

 

 

Sounds like 129/162 will become the "same" for everyone.

The 20 divisional games drawn down look like they are ALL allocated to expanded interleague play.   I can see those who'd argue this is a stepping stone along with NL DH towards the traditional distinction between American and National Leagues fading away.

Perhaps in time Ohtani and Soto will be All-Star captains choosing up sides.

[Frobby]

1 hour ago, SteveA said:

Roch has the details of the schedule starting in 2023:

14 games (7h/7a) vs each division opponent = 56 games 

6 games (3h/3a) vs the other teams in your league but not in your division = 60 games 

4 games (2h/2a) vs a designated interleague rival (the Nats in our case) 

3 games vs each other team in the other league = 42 games.  Alternating home/away each season.

 

 

I like this pretty well.   I would have been fine leaving intraleague at 18, but I like the 56/106 split between division/non-division games.   

[Frobby]

I hadn’t heard this detail:

“The minor league minimum salary for players signing a second major league contract or with prior big league service will increase from $93,000 in 2021 to $114,100 in 2022, $117,400 in 2023, $120,600 in 2024, $123,900 in 2025 and $127,100 in 2026.”

I do think the up-and-down players came out pretty well in the negotiation, between this increase, the increase in the major league minimum, and the limit on how many times a player can be optioned in a season.    

 

[Can_of_corn]

Going to throw this here since it has to do with team revenue.

 

[Frobby]

Seems irrelevant to me to compare one item of revenue with one item of expense.    It’s not like payroll is the only thing a team spends money on.   Obviously it’s the most significant one, and the most variable.   

[Can_of_corn]

3 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Seems irrelevant to me to compare one item of revenue with one item of expense.    It’s not like payroll is the only thing a team spends money on.   Obviously it’s the most significant one, and the most variable.   

I don't disagree, I posted about the revenue aspect of it.