On Thursday, the filthy rich baseball owners delivered their initial salvo going into the negotiations regarding the possibility of a strike at the end of this season. It outlined a hard salary cap of a ceiling of $245.3mil (nice round number) and a floor of $171.2mil.
The length of the owner's offer is seven years.
The player’s union has already responded saying the only thing the greedy owners want is more money in their pockets. There is a better chance of President Trump accepting a deal from Iran that keeps their nuclear material in place than the players accepting a salary cap.
As for the Mets, what would they look like with a payroll of around $100mil less? Could be a quick solution to all the mistakes made in the off-season.
This isn't a lengthy post. It's just a reminder that this issue is in play and there is a good chance that the only baseball you will be able to watch next year is the Savannah Bananas.
Look at the bright side... the team will come out of this with only Calvin Zeigler on the IL.
In my opinion, the owners care about their profit margin much more than the players on their payroll. How much profit, you say? Well, a sizable amount of these teams have increased their value ONE BILLION DOLLARS +;more since the current agreement was signed.
That's one billion with a B.
And yet, a salary cap like this one would only increase that profit.
Please don't ever call this a game anymore.
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There will be a strike. Owners are greedy. So are the really richly compensated players. The lower compensated players get screwed.
Thankfully, the NBA playoffs will be a watching substitute.
Too bad we the fans aren’t organized enough to strike on them. We are the ones paying these high prices that they ask for and making this snowball bigger and bigger each year.
I too believe there will be a strike... and a long one to boot.
Money ruins much of sports
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