How could the Harper-Manfred spat impact MLB's CBA talks?
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How important is this story?
Like, what type of impact does it have?
Let's start with the cap as a character, because the cap is going to be the most important discussion point in the upcoming CBA negotiations, almost certainly.
I think that it is important to understand the historical context here where players are just not gonna go for a cap.
The league has been trying to get one for years.
It is the only league that does not have one.
It is going to be a central character here.
That sets up the dynamic of how these negotiations are going to go.
In the last round, the union was on offense and the league was on defense.
And in this round, I think those roles are gonna switch a little bit, where the league wants to create change in the system, and the players are more content.
With the status quo, then the league is.
Now, obviously, the two sides are both trying to pull the situation, the CBA in their general respective directions, but I think that that is just a fair way to classify how this relationship is going to be.
For the league to be like, we need to energize the workforce is, is like both fascin.
and almost backwards, right?
Because in theory, so much about this is the union sticking together and the union being on the same page.
And so it is one hell of a tactic to be like, no, no, no, we're just going to jump over the union and try and convince them that they want what we want.
Now, Manfred can say this is not my intention, all he wants.
The outcome is to foster a level of discord and disagreement within the union about the cap.
In theory, where the league can make headway is by convincing the lower salaried rank and file players that a salary cap and a floor would be good for them because they would then make more money.
But like, that's what the union is fighting against, is keeping everyone on the same page, everyone together, advocating and arguing for the same things.
The general energy.
Right now is no bueno, like, it's ugly and it's going to get uglier.
Do we lose games?
Ask me in a year and a half.
Ask me on March 15, 2027.
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