While most Chicago Cubs players have remained quiet, others in the league, including Max Scherzer and Trevor Bauer have come forward in staunch opposition to the league’s latest proposal, noting that players had already agreed to prorated salaries – and are now being asked to give up even more money.
The latest proposal from the league calls for pay cuts on a sliding scale – with the game’s highest-paid players receiving the largest cuts and the lowest receiving the most of their promised salaries. ESPN’s Jeff Passan laid out the numbers in a tweet – making one thing clear: this is highway robbery.