Rob Manfred met with the media Thursday at the conclusion of the Owners Meetings in Orlando, Florida. The expectation coming in was that he would announce that the start of Spring Training would be delayed. However, that didn’t happen as Manfred announced that there were “no changes” to the spring schedule yet and that the league will present a proposal to the players on Saturday.
Manfred highlighted some areas of the proposal such as the inclusion of the Universal DH, the dropping of draft pick compensation for free agents among other changes. He presented it as an opportunity for both sides to move towards a deal.