It's worth asking what's really driving MLB owners as return-to-play talks with the players fall apart. (ShiDavidi)
Even in Saturday’s statement, MLB sought to foment resentment between club employees and players, saying "the MLBPA’s position that players are entitled to virtually all the revenue from a 2020 season played without fans is not fair to the thousands of other baseball employees that clubs and our office are supporting financially during this very difficult 2020 season."
Manfred is being largely viewed as the villain in all this, but it’s worth remembering that he’s an employee of the owners, not their taskmaster. He takes their direction and executes their will, and that’s where the motive question really becomes pivotal. "Our system is built around players not having any high-water mark in what they can earn. What that generates is a very few players making even more money, frankly at expense of their brothers," Kendrick said. "Why they don’t see that as reality and why they are adamant about not building a system, you know, with proper controls on downside and upside and overall caps — there’s a lot of money to be shared.
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