MLB’s lockout is now in its 70th day — 10 full weeks of baseball nothingness — and talks to put together a new collective bargaining agreement with the MLB Players Association have totaled about five hours with no real movement. No talks have happened since last week, and none are scheduled at this time.
That’s why this report from Michael Silverman of the Boston Globe should come as no surprise to you:
Spring training is scheduled to start Feb. 16. Commissioner Rob Manfred is expected by many to announce that the start will be pushed back when he meets with the media here on Thursday.