Source: bleacherreport.com --- Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Major League Baseball owners are reportedly considering locking out the players if the two sides fail to agree on a new collective bargaining agreement before the current deal expires on Dec. 1, per Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. Rosenthal noted such a move would end Baseball's streak of 21 straight years of labor peace. A lockout in the offseason would impact roster decisions, such as free-agent signings and trades. Rosenthal did say the winter meetings could still happen from Dec. 4-8, but there wouldn't be "the usual frenzy of major league activity." The threat of the lockout looms over Tony Clark, who heads the players' union, and MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred in their first time in their current roles. Clark replaced the late Michael Weiner, but Rosenthal noted Manfred served as the lead negotiator for MLB in the last three collective bargaining agreements before taking over as commissioner. Fans hoping the two sides can avoid a lockout can look toward Manfred's recent history of serving as lead negotiator in times of labor peace as something of a positive. What's more, the commissioner told Joel Sherman of the New York Post , "In terms of trying to make a deal, 10 days is plenty of time." Sherman also said the two sides negotiated until late Tuesday afternoon and will continue doing so while the players attend their annual meeting from Monday through Wednesday in Dallas. According to Rosenthal, owners are frustrated with how s ...
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