SI Insider: MLB Owners Want a Shorter Schedule While the Players Want More Games
SI's Tom Verducci breaks down part of the disagreement between players and owners on starting the MLB season, mostly based on money and number of games.
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Tom Verducci: Major League Baseball players have been galvanized throughout talks with the owners that they will not accept what they call a second pay cut. They want 100 percent of their salaries on a pro-rated basis based on the number of games played. But throughout this process, the owners have controlled an important element. The baseball calendar. That's because back in March, players and owners agreed that in the absence of an agreement, the owners could dictate the schedule and the schedule the owners want as the regular season ending on September 27th, and the World Series, no later than November 1st. Under that timetable, the owners could schedule 48 to 52 games. The players option is to reach a settlement that would get them more money and more games. But it may involve taking that dreaded second pay cut, even if it's a slight one. This much is true. Each day that goes by without an agreement means less games to be played in 2020.
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