Beltway Confidential

MLB players are right to want this socialist setup addressed

By Tom Joyce

Published December 7, 2021 1:00pm ET

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MLB players are right to want this socialist setup addressed — Baltimore Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle catches a fly ball by Boston Red Sox's Jose Iglesias during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in Baltimore. | (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Major League Baseball is in a lockout, a strategy team owners think will give them leverage since their collective bargaining agreement with the players expired at the beginning of December.

Many concerns expressed by the MLB Players Association are about players getting paid what they’re worth. They want the league to raise its soft salary cap, prevent service time manipulation that keeps MLB-caliber players in the minor leagues, and address its tanking problem.

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