Owners of major league teams have agreed to eliminate draft pick compensation as well as deciding on implementing the universal DH for the 2022 season and beyond. Although the adoption of these changes aren’t final, as both the owners and MLBPA would need to agree on a CBA to implement said changes, this news means that the owners will present these changes on the next meeting between the two parties on Saturday.
Matt Harvey could be in trouble. Not with the law, but with Major League Baseball.
The former New York Mets ace testified Tuesday in the trial of Eric Kay. The ex-Los Angeles Angels director of communications faces charges for the drug-related death of Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs in 2019.
While on the stand, Harvey admitted to using cocaine, as well as oxycodone and percocet. ESPN reports Harvey was granted immunity for his testimony, so he won’t face criminal charges. But ESPN’s T.J. Quinn reports MLB could drop the hammer on Harvey, who’s currently a free agent.
If Matt Harvey can find a team willing to sign him, he could immediately be suspended for at least 60 days for saying that he provided opioids to Tyler Skaggs on several occasions, a Major League Baseball official told ESPN on Wednesday. Once the trial is complete, MLB will conduct a comprehensive review of the potential violations of our drug program,” MLB said in a statement.
So, how does it work? If the owners cancel the games, I guess in the fine print clauses they aren't in breech of their contracts with the players? I realize that many players are not under any contract at the moment, but say that someone is signed right now for $5MM. Do the owners have to pay that player or are they allowed to pro-rate the salary and only pay a % for the games that actually get paid?
I mean, cancelling due to COVID is one thing, but cancelling because they claim that their employees are too greedy is something completely different.
I think the impasse isn’t players vs owners, but owners vs owners. The low revenue teams refuse to budge on the Competitive Balance Tax. What if the Met’s lose the division by 1 game, but have played 2 fewer? Canceling the first two series of the season isn’t perfectly balanced. The Met’s lose 7 game, the Yankees 5.
I think the impasse isn’t players vs owners, but owners vs owners. The low revenue teams refuse to budge on the Competitive Balance Tax. What if the Met’s lose the division by 1 game, but have played 2 fewer? Canceling the first two series of the season isn’t perfectly balanced. The Met’s lose 7 game, the Yankees 5.
It's happened before. In 1972, the Tigers played one more game than the Red Sox and won the AL East by a half game.
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