A few weeks ago, when Rob Manfred memorably said that missing games because of the owners’ lockout would be a “disastrous outcome” for Major League Baseball, the commissioner also touted his reputation as a master negotiator and, in fact, a deal-maker at the bargaining table.
But the players also were bracing for the possibility that MLB and the owners would follow through on their promise to begin snipping the 162-game schedule. A source confirmed that the Players Association has taken steps to organize alternate training sites in Florida and Arizona that could be accessed by locked-out players. Minor-league camps are scheduled to open this week at most teams’ spring-training sites.
Since the owners locked the doors on Dec. 2, many players have expressed frustration with what they perceive to be an unwillingness to negotiate in good faith and raised doubts over whether some owners want to play a full season. “Owners actions have made it clear all along that they have a set # of games where they still make profits/get TV money,” New York Yankees pitcher Jameson Taillon, who attended some of the bargaining sessions last week, wrote on Twitter. “They don’t want to play. It’s sad that these are the guys who drive the direction and ‘future’ of our amazing sport.”
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