Discussions to limit MLB organizational spending on various departments geared toward on-field improvement and performance, such as technology, player development, scouting and health, have taken place between Major League Baseball and high-level team officials.
Evan Drellich and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic broke that news Tuesday. An MLB spokesperson told them that the focus on curtailing spending is on technology vendors.
"There is nothing happening on that front," the spokesperson told The Athletic. "What we are focused on is gathering information on vendor costs to find potential cost savings through efficiencies and to ensure equal access to all technology.