Effectively Wild Episode 1769: The Lockout Lookout

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley talk to Evan Drellich , senior writer for The Athletic , about the state of labor negotiations between MLB and the MLBPA, the major issues separating the two sides, the odds of a work stoppage, how long a potential lockout could last, how the CBA talks may affect transaction activity, how previous rounds of bargaining led to this one, whether a salary cap and floor could work, transitioning from covering teams as a beat writer to covering the business of baseball, the future of minor league housing and local broadcast blackouts, breaking the Astros sign-stealing story, and collaborating on reporting with Ken Rosenthal. Audio intro : Ian M Bailey, " Take it or Leave it " Audio outro : Attic Lights, " Lock Me Out " Link to Evan on how a lockout would work Link to Evan on previous bargaining rounds Link to Evan on latest MLBPA proposal Link to Evan on Marvin Miller Link to Ben on Lords of the Realm Link to Morning Consult poll Link to Greg Bouris EW interview Link to Evan on blackouts and streaming Link to report about future streaming service Link to Evan on minor league housing Link to The Athletic Baseball Show Link to original sign-stealing report Link to preorder Evan’s book Link to Stove League teaser video Link to stream Stove League via Kocowa Link to stream Stove League via Viki iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Sponsor Us on Patreon Facebook Group Effectively Wild Wiki Twitter Account Get Our Merch! Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source