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Pat Neshek: May Have to 'Burn the Whole System Down' Amid MLB, MLBPA Unrest

Philadelphia Phillies reliever Pat Neshek believes the MLB collective bargaining agreement is in need of a complete overhaul.

In an interview with Gabe Lacques of USA Today, Neshek suggested that a strike is inevitable when the current agreement expires due in part to the manner in which teams have shied away from spending big money in free agency:

"Right now, there's going to be a strike, 100 percent, after '21. I won't be around, so I don't have a horse in the race. I don't want to see a strike.