If we told you that one of your employer's largest revenue sources was going to increase its contract by 30% next year, but your employer said that pay tables/bands would go up 1.9% and 4.7% total over 4 or 5 years would you be happy? That's basically what MLB proposed. 1/
.@BizballMaury has reported that MLB shared TV revenue will increase with new contracts by ~30% in 2022. That is shared by all of the clubs. Along with Regional Sports Networks and gate receipts, that makes the bulk of MLB revenues. Of course, the increase in TV revenue 2/
@BizballMaury will be more significant if expanded playoffs are agreed to by the parties. (They will be) Raising the CBT limit from $210M to $214M and ultimately $220 is a pittance. But, hey, it's movement, right. It's the owner's best efforts to reach agreement before they imposed a 3/
lockout. Actually, it's a marginally acceptable starting proposal. The CBT is expired. MLB actually has to negotiate to get it back into the next CBA. The fact that the Union has already put a proposal to reinstitute a CBT is a step toward agreement. Same with the Union's 4/
proposal to add extra teams the playoffs. Those are management's 2 biggest desires. Yet, in exchange for that management hasn't offered anything significant on the major issues the Union is seeking. There is a deal to be made, but both parties have to gain in the process. /later
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