MLB Sends New 72-Game Proposal to MLBPA

Major League Baseball sent its latest proposal for the 2020 season to the Players Association Friday, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.

The #MLBPA receives formal proposal from #MLB on 72-game season starting July 14, with 80% guarantee of their prorated salaries with a postseason, 70% with no postseason. Deadline is Sunday for 72-game schedule. Also, 29-man rosters for the first month. Players also have opt-out.

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) June 12, 2020

Nightengale reports the total compensation for the players in this proposal is $1.5 billion, “if there’s a postseason.” Compensation would breakdown to $1.27 billion for the regular season, “an increase of $300 million from their Monday proposal.”

The regular season would start July 14 and end Sept. 27. Teams will also be able to carry 29 players for the first month of the season.

The deadline for the union accept (or decline) the league’s offer is Sunday night.

Here’s the biggest reason the players could still say no.

So, if the World Series is played to its entirety, there’s a $314 million difference between #MLB‘s proposal and what the players would earn with full pro-rated pay over 72 games. The gap is narrowing.

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) June 12, 2020

Another interesting note from Nightengale, this time on the players risk of contracting COVID-19.

Any player can choose not to play, without pay or service time. Those high-risk players to COVID-19 would still get paid with service time.

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) June 12, 2020

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