hogan873 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 10 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Hopefully that means they are actually talking instead of trying to control the narrative through leaks. Definitely much less public than last time. Maybe they actually do realize the urgency of the situation vs. just saying they do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 23 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: I only see a salary floor helping the middle players. Forces owners to pay. A higher cap doesn't force anyone to pay, and actually just allows for the higher spenders to probably spend more likely on the bigger guys. Happ said teams don't want to bump up against the cap in case they're contending at the deadline so instead of signing that veteran OF or reliever they'll just pay a rookie the league min. Raising the cap gives teams more room to sign veteran players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOFHurt35 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 40 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: The higher cap is for the middle level players. Ian Happ explained it in a podcast. The top guys will always get theirs but the middle guys are getting squeezed out because owners would rather pay a rookie league min than bump up against the cap. A floor helps the mid level guys a lot more than pushing the CBT a weak $10 million annually. A team will much rather use that extra $10 million to blow out the Market on A Mike Trout type guy than for veteran fillers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirmin' for Yermin Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 2 minutes ago, HOFHurt35 said: A floor helps the mid level guys a lot more than pushing the CBT a weak $10 million annually. A team will much rather use that extra $10 million to blow out the Market on A Mike Trout type guy than for veteran fillers. My thoughts as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksnort Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 42 minutes ago, hogan873 said: It's been eerily quiet. One meeting so far today and not a peep since. Even Nightengale has resorted to tweeting pics of Liam "Man of the People" Hendriks instead of throwing out inaccurate play by play of the meetings. I don't know why anyone takes Nightengale seriously. His reporting is a joke. All you need to do is listen to his interview with Garfein on the soxtalk podcast to realize that the guy is just not the person to get good information from. He needs to retire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Today might be the last day to get a full season of baseball in and nobody cares and is talking about the nfl and it's the offseason for that sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOFHurt35 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, bmags said: Today might be the last day to get a full season of baseball in and nobody cares and is talking about the nfl and it's the offseason for that sport. I think the NFL headlines might work in the favor of getting a deal done quicker. Or at least add to the urgency (I hope). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 C'mon man. They aren't coming to an agreement any time soon. It is funny, the deadline for the full season was 2/28, then 3/1, now 3/8, they really mean it this time. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 17 minutes ago, bmags said: Today might be the last day to get a full season of baseball in and nobody cares and is talking about the nfl and it's the offseason for that sport. Well that or this is the third time that MLB has said this is the last time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 3 hours ago, ptatc said: Job security is one thing many unions negotiate for. Just look at how crazy the NFL reports is about Rogers getting 153 out of 200 million actually guaranteed. Guarateed contracts are immensely important and a huge advantage for the MLB players. again, this completely ignores that guaranteed contracts are not more important than receiving hundreds of millions of dollars more in total compensation distributed amongst the pool of possible participants. No one is saying guarantees don't have value; they had immense value when MLB was getting 48% and other sports were getting 48%. Guarantees are not worth giving up 7-8% of guaranteed earnings. That is illogical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 I'm planning an April Fools prank of announcing the end of the lockout. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 It's Bob, so take it how you will. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 57 minutes ago, HOFHurt35 said: A floor helps the mid level guys a lot more than pushing the CBT a weak $10 million annually. A team will much rather use that extra $10 million to blow out the Market on A Mike Trout type guy than for veteran fillers. This is what I would think and yet it doesn't seem to be the discussion anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 9 minutes ago, DirtySox said: It's Bob, so take it how you will. Ah shit. Bob just doomed us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, hogan873 said: Ah shit. Bob just doomed us. At least he caveated it somewhat this time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Dick Allen said: C'mon man. They aren't coming to an agreement any time soon. It is funny, the deadline for the full season was 2/28, then 3/1, now 3/8, they really mean it this time. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NWINFan Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) I have stopped following the news about the lockout. I just assume there won't be a full season, if there is a season at all. I am not going crazy trying to analyze this situation. Edited March 8, 2022 by NWINFan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksnort Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 49 minutes ago, DirtySox said: It's Bob, so take it how you will. Bob's information is about as good as the foodie guys. Speaking of which...where in the world have they been! And notstevecishek! I'd believe them over Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 I’m not sure what “penalties for excessive spending” refers to, but definitely seems like the owners are making some concessions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, ScooterMcGee said: Bob's information is about as good as the foodie guys. Speaking of which...where in the world have they been! And notstevecishek! I'd believe them over Bob. Caveat-unless it's Sox related. Bob is Jerry's BFF in the media. Dammit-they killed the fake Bob known as @boobnightengale Edited March 8, 2022 by Jack Parkman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, HOFHurt35 said: A floor helps the mid level guys a lot more than pushing the CBT a weak $10 million annually. A team will much rather use that extra $10 million to blow out the Market on A Mike Trout type guy than for veteran fillers. A floor is an unrealistic ask. It would come with outrageous concessions. Edited March 8, 2022 by Harold's Leg Lift 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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southsider2k5 Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: A floor is an unrealistic ask. It would come with outrageous concessions. Which is exactly what happened in the initial offer that was made with it. Everything else was so regressive, it never went anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said: again, this completely ignores that guaranteed contracts are not more important than receiving hundreds of millions of dollars more in total compensation distributed amongst the pool of possible participants. No one is saying guarantees don't have value; they had immense value when MLB was getting 48% and other sports were getting 48%. Guarantees are not worth giving up 7-8% of guaranteed earnings. That is illogical. That's the key. There is no guaranteed 7-8% earnings. When contracts are not guaranteed, they may not get it. Remember the Manny rumors dies he go for the guaranteed 300 million from san Diego or the 285 guaranteed with incentives to go to 325. He went with the 300 guaranteed. Why? It's guaranteed, injuries don't play a factor, poor play doesn't matter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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