MLB's and the MLBPA's negotiations regarding the 2020 season are reaching a critical stage. MLB hopes to start the season in early July, which would mean beginning spring training 2.0 in mid- June, and time is running out. The two sides have about a week to work out an agreement on salary and safety issues, among other things. In March MLB and the MLBPA agreed to prorated salaries in 2020, and the same agreement gives commissioner Rob Manfred the unilateral ability to schedule the season. That allows the owners to effectively hold the season hostage as they try to get players to accept further salary reductions. MLB proposed a sliding salary scale last week and the union is not planning to respond. According to ESPN's Buster Olney, some MLB owners are "perfectly willing" to go with the nuclear option and cancel the 2020 season should players not agree to additional pay cuts. From Olney: Read more https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...-cancel-2020-season-to-save-money-per-report/
