MLB is still playing footsie in its own caucus room because they believe the lockout will put pressure on the players to accept a deal that doesn& #39;t meet their interests. The players have said very clearly how unified they are. Yet, management continues to propose its own two 1/ https://twitter.com/EvanDrellich/status/1492576872009732096">https://twitter.com/EvanDrell...

big asks: the reestablishment of the CBT and expanded playoffs. Meanwhile it has not addressed paying players earlier (either by a significant increase in minimum salary, a significant bonus pool pre-arb, or earlier arbitration - or all of the above). Union may have acted too 2/

quickly by proposing CBT and expanded playoffs. Management seems to believe they already have those things in the bag so they don& #39;t have to give the players anything significant to get them. But, they still do. They still will. Management won& #39;t lift the lockout without a CBT 3/

and likely expanded playoffs too. So, we won& #39;t have baseball until the owners wake up and start actually meeting the players& #39; interests. Because, although management could lift the lockout at any time, they won& #39;t. They don& #39;t want Steve Cohen and the Dodgers paying any more 4/

free agents without a penalty in place. So here we sit, waiting for owners to realize they won& #39;t break the union, for the umpteenth generation in a row. Owners could unilaterally give us baseball. But, they won& #39;t. They want war instead.