Effectively Wild Episode 1811: How Will the Lockout End?

Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and Baseball Prospectus editor-in-chief Craig Goldstein discuss the owners’ latest CBA counterproposal, why analyzing Competitive Balance Tax surcharges isn’t exactly riveting, where the owners and players are still furthest apart, why the deadlock is about money—and not even that much money—more so than structural change, MLB’s argument for not paying minor leaguers during spring training, ethical consumption under capitalism, daydreaming about a better-run MLB, how and why some media members misrepresent the negotiations, how and when the lockout will end, and more. Audio intro : Ty Segall, “ Play ” Audio outro : The Avett Brothers, “ Locked Up ” Link to Manfred transcript Link to ESPN on the new proposal Link to Jay Jaffe on the new proposal Link to Heyman tweet Link to report on Rosenthal and MLBN Link to Drellich and Rosenthal report Link to Emma’s Super Bowl tweet Link to Emma on Manfred Link to Sheehan’s latest newsletter Link to EW episode with Joe Link to Marc Normandin on owner PR Link to Craig on covering the lockout Link to Craig’s podcast Link to CJR on describing lies Link to WaPo on describing lies Link to WaPo on “both sides” Link to WaPo on the media and Jan. 6 Link to Travis Sawchik on player pay Link to The Athletic fan survey Link to thread on competitive balance Link to Polygon report about crunch Link to story about Nordic countries Link to EW episode on lockout harm Link to Drellich on minor league pay Link to Drellich on minor league lawsuit Link to thread on minor league union Link to Russell on minor league pay Link to Passan report Link to Moore quote 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