In Part One of this two part series, we dug into the possibility of the Major league players possibly accepting a salary cap, and why that is not likely to happen any time soon. And yet, the problems that players have with the current collective bargaining agreement (CBA) include the fact that clubs are taking in increasing revenues while player salaries are not keeping pace. Players want a greater share of revenues, but not revenue sharing.
Players’ concerns:
- Slow growth in player salaries vs MLB revenues
- Service time manipulation by teams to delay free agency or arbitration eligibility
- Teams deliberately tanking, not spending on player salaries, even as some are receiving funds from revenue sharing
- Players finally reaching free agency after six years of depressed market salaries and not being able to get a contract
- A growing gap between the highest and lowest paid players and teams moving to more cost controlled players
The owners have done pretty well in the last two rounds of bargaining.