using this as my moment to remind the public that i do not hate the dodgers more than the braves and neither should you. tomorrow i will wake up a dodgers fan and a dodgers fan i will remain until there is a victor in the series. if satan was playing the braves i’d buy his jersey
Wembanyama says that he has turned down big endorsement deals in the past that were not aligned with his values: “Obviously, we earn millions and millions. This is not our biggest strength. Our biggest strength is inspiring, and we can inspire in a good way or a bad way. I want to inspire in a good way. That’s the strongest thing I can do.”
MLBPA interim executive director Bruce Meyer on MLB's proposal that would overhaul the offseason calendar and shrink most of free agency to a short window in December:
"The league, through their propaganda arm, is promoting their latest set of roster and transaction proposals as player-friendly.
"MLB expressly conditioned these proposals on the players’ agreement to a salary cap system, which would drastically reduce overall player compensation, eliminate fully guaranteed contracts through escrow, and turn back the clock on fundamental player rights.
"Their latest proposals regarding free agency would eliminate Player rights by establishing an artificial free agency window, subject to a salary cap, which would reduce player leverage and create a game of musical chairs pitting player vs. player.
"The suggestion that the only way to limit roster churn, or incentivize earlier Free Agent signings is with a salary cap is entirely unserious. Players have proposed changes that would address these priorities, but the league is not interested in any changes that don’t directly reduce the rights of all players and shift leverage to the owners."