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According to the reports, the MLB Players
Association plan calls for fully prorated salaries and includes
two years of expanded playoffs. However, multiple reports also
indicated the plan is expected to be rejected by owners.
MLB Network's Jon Heyman reported that one ownership source's
reaction to the proposal was, "We're nowhere."
The move comes a day after owners reportedly proposed a 76-game
season in which players would be paid 75 percent of their
prorated salaries, and only 50 percent if there wasn't a full
postseason. That plan was widely expected to be rejected by
players.
Details such as playoff-pool money and draft-pick compensation
in the players' proposal have not yet been reported, but the New
York Post's Joel Sherman reported the regular season would run
July 10 through Oct. 11, meaning the playoffs would not begin
until around the time the NBA postseason is expected to end.
However, ESPN's Jeff Passan added that the owners are
"entrenched" in ending the regular season by Sept. 27 -- the
final date in the owners' reported Monday proposal. According to
Passan, TV networks don't want to switch the playoff dates.
The 2020 regular season was supposed to begin on March 26, but
spring training was halted March 12 due to the spread of the
coronavirus, and teams have yet to reconvene. The two sides have
made numerous offers and counteroffers regarding the on-hold
season.
--Field Level Media
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