2026 MLB Thread

[Uncle Rico]

From The Athletics' Ken Rosenthal:

The league wants both a hard cap and floor, insisting in a statement that "fans in too many markets have too little hope their team has a fair chance to win." That's what this is all about, the league keeps telling us. Bowing to the wishes of fans who "overwhelmingly" support a cap, out of the goodness of the owners' hearts.

Please.

I'm sure fans want lower ticket prices and lower beer prices, too, but the owners aren't about to introduce those, are they? No, the owners act only when it's in their financial interests.

A cap that fixes costs and enhances franchise values is most definitely in the owners' interests. Missing games, the possible cost of all this, is not. How about asking fans if they want that?

I was going to make a crack about sports leagues doing stuff to enhance the fan experience but baseball might be the one league that has done that recently but the point stands.  They're definitely NOT lowering prices but wages are definitely negotiable.

[WhiteTrash]

From The Athletics' Ken Rosenthal:

The league wants both a hard cap and floor, insisting in a statement that "fans in too many markets have too little hope their team has a fair chance to win." That's what this is all about, the league keeps telling us. Bowing to the wishes of fans who "overwhelmingly" support a cap, out of the goodness of the owners' hearts.

Please.

I'm sure fans want lower ticket prices and lower beer prices, too, but the owners aren't about to introduce those, are they? No, the owners act only when it's in their financial interests.

A cap that fixes costs and enhances franchise values is most definitely in the owners' interests. Missing games, the possible cost of all this, is not. How about asking fans if they want that?

News flash, that's how business works and has forever. Both sides are advancing they're own best interests. Companies/unions, vendors/customers, etc.

"fans in too many markets have too little hope their team has a fair chance to win." The owners are trying to give the fans more reasons to buy tickets and watch games ........ so they can make more money (which incidentally guarantees the players make more money under the floor/cap system).

The union has and will continue to negotiate hard in these deals as they should. I just hope we don't end up with a work stoppage, but just because I think the owners are acting  in good faith doesn't mean the union will be responsible for a stoppage. There are always devils in the details that the union (or even the owners) must fight.

edit- Just because the owners' offer is a good offer, it may not be the best offer.