Menu
Leagues and Governing Bodies

MLBers Could Push For Service-Time System Change In CBA Talks

Cubs 3B Kris Bryant last week lost his grievance against the team and the decision "might move service-time manipulation to the forefront" of CBA talks, "leaving players little choice but to make it a linchpin issue in the next round of negotiations," according to Evan Drellich of THE ATHLETIC. If players "feel the grievance process cannot protect them -- something they now can say with conviction -- then their best recourse is to fight to change the rules themselves." Bryant's case "functions as a landmark," as it "produced the first ruling from an arbitrator in a situation where a team is alleged to have delayed a player's debut to gain an extra year of control." There have been "other service-time grievances previously, but for different fact patterns." More than ever, the MLBPA has "incentive to ensure players arrive in free agency on schedule and as early as possible." Teams "increasingly cite aging curves during negotiations," so anything that "delays a player's arrival in free agency alarms the MLBPA -- particularly roster decisions that may artificially delay arrival" (THEATHLETIC.com, 2/3).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 3, 2024

Seismic change coming for NCAA? Churchill Downs rolls out major premium build out and Jeff Pash, a key advisor to Roger Goodell, steps down

Learfield's Cory Moss, MASN/ESPN's Ben McDonald, and Canelo

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with Learfield's Cory Moss as he talks about his company’s collaboration on EA Sports College Football. Later in the show, we hear from MASN/ESPN baseball analyst Ben McDonald on how he sees the college and professional baseball scene shaking out. SBJ’s Adam Stern shares his thoughts on the upcoming Canelo-Mungia bout on Prime Video and DAZN.

SBJ I Factor: Molly Mazzolini

SBJ I Factor features an interview with Molly Mazzolini. Elevate's Senior Operating Advisor – Design + Strategic Alliances chats with SBJ’s Ross Nethery about the power of taking chances. Mazzolini is a member of the SBJ Game Changers Class of 2016. She shares stories of her career including co-founding sports design consultancy Infinite Scale career journey and how a chance encounter while working at a stationery store launched her career in the sports industry. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

Shareable URL copied to clipboard!

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2020/02/04/Leagues-and-Governing-Bodies/MLB-Service-Time.aspx

Sorry, something went wrong with the copy but here is the link for you.

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2020/02/04/Leagues-and-Governing-Bodies/MLB-Service-Time.aspx

CLOSE