MLB has a new offer on the table and it’s barely changed at all

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For the fourth time in a row, Major League Baseball has essentially offered the exact same deal to the players association, but worded slightly differently. The latest proposal from the owners is this:

Now, if you remember last week, Rob Manfred noted that he has the power to implement a 48-game season. That condition was granted based on the deal in March between the players and the owners when they agreed to a prorated salary for the 2020 season.

Doing the math of 72 games at 70% of a prorated salary is the same as prorated salary for 50 games. The owners have not really changed…