It’s been a while since I wrote here specifically about the lockout MLB owners imposed on players, so it feels like the right time for an update about said lockout, now in day 36.
There’s no news, per this MLB Trade Rumors article, and no scheduled talks between the two sides. That’s because there doesn’t appear to be any sense of urgency. The Cubs’ first Spring Training game is scheduled for Saturday, February 26 against the Dodgers at Sloan Park. That’s seven weeks from this Saturday. Figure about two weeks before that for pitchers and catchers to report, and we’re only five weeks away from that first sign of spring.