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If I had a gut guess. My guess is the owners will eventually get their Cap. Every other league the owners have eventually won this. I don’t know how long the players will be able to hold the line. Eventually the allure of higher base salaries, veteran minimums ect will wear down rank and file union. It might cost the owners a 52-48 split instead of 50/50. -@Jrpugs
Mets would need to decline Robert, (Holmes declines) then buyout a Manaea or Semien and probably trade Senga to get under. It would be a lot of work but not impossible.
@GreatHambino28 Yes but I doubt the union would approve that to not be included. Can also see a scenario where all pre existing “dead or retained salary” wouldn’t count either.
The MLB salary cap proposal is at $245.3 million, meaning that 8 clubs would have to reduce payroll by a combined $578 million:
The Dodgers, Mets, Yankees, Blue Jays, Phillies, Red Sox, Padres and Atlanta.
Last time Manfred used the increase in minimum salary to divide the Union. With this on the table so early, the chances that tactic is used again is high. Giving big raises to rank and file splits them from the elite players with mega deals. Union will have to be wary of that.
One thing I will say.
Owners are not going to agree to double the salary, have a minimum spend, increase the CBT threshold, reduce years of control all at once. It’s why it’s the first. But it’s an extreme ask that is unrealistic.
The MLBPA made its first proposal to MLB today in collective bargaining. Among the topline issues:
- A "competitive-integrity tax" for any team that does not spend $150M
- Increase minimum salary from $780,000 to $1.5M
- Increase in base CBT threshold from $244M to $300M
The MLBPA made its first proposal to MLB today in collective bargaining. Among the topline issues:
- A "competitive-integrity tax" for any team that does not spend $150M
- Increase minimum salary from $780,000 to $1.5M
- Increase in base CBT threshold from $244M to $300M
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The Mets are officially done for the 2026 season (per co-host @coreyfavs).
In a week that should have been at worst 4-3, it ended up 2-5.
We may get back to .500, but the correct course of action is to sell & play the kids. Re-build for 2028 (there is no 2027 season people)