Players likely to decline MLB's latest offer to start season - Houston Chronicle

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Major League Baseball’s latest proposal delivered to the Players Association on Friday did not include full prorated salaries, likely meaning the union will decline the offer and continue the frustrating trudge toward baseball’s resumption.

According to multiple reports, owners proposed an 82-game season with 70 percent prorated salaries. Compensation could grow to 80 percent prorated salaries if the postseason is completed, along with a $50 million player pool.

It amounts to $1.27 billion of guaranteed money to players, according to ESPN. The union has consistently refused to accept anything but the full, prorated salaries it agreed upon in March.

“Just so y’all know, 70 (percent) of prorated salaries at 72 games is the exact same as...wait for it...full prorated salary at 48,” Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer tweeted. “Nothing to see here. Same exact offer in different clothing. Just a reallocation of risk.”

Owners told the union the latest proposal would expire Sunday.

“It expired as soon as they hit send,” Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Trevor Williams tweeted.

Other specifics of the owners’ proposal included an expanded, 30-man roster for the first two weeks of play, followed by a 28-man squad for the next two weeks before finally settling at 26. A taxi squad of other players would be available for use, too. The season, under this proposal, would start July 14 and end Sept. 27.

On Wednesday, when he first revealed that this proposal was in the works, commissioner Rob Manfred guaranteed the return of baseball in 2020 — even if he must mandate a shortened season of 50 or so games. The agreement between owners and players in March affords him that right.

“I would prefer to negotiate a new agreement with the MLBPA that gets us more games and resolves the issues that have separated us amicably,” Manfred told ESPN’s Karl Ravech. “But at the end of the day, we negotiated for the right in March to start the season on a number of games that we select in these particular circumstances and if we have to, we’ll exercise that right.”

Manfred painted Friday’s proposal as “consistent with the economic realities we’re looking at.” Revenues, according to the commissioner, will be down 70 percent if the sport is played in empty stadiums. The agreement in March for full prorated salaries was made with what Manfred called a “mutual” understanding that fans would be allowed into games.

Owners also will not extend the season into November, fearful of both a second coronavirus spike and of altering already scheduled postseason dates in October. Manfred did not name a deadline before he exercises his right to impose a shortened season, but as mid-June nears, time is running out.

“I’ll be disappointed that we weren’t able to reach an agreement that allows us to play more games,” Manfred said. “I think at the end of the day the most important thing is that we play Major League Baseball in 2020 and I can tell you, unequivocally, we are going to play Major League Baseball this year.”

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