Trevor Bauer: MLB's return-to-play proposal to players is 'laughable'
Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Trevor Bauer isn't a fan of the return-to-play proposal offered by MLB to the players that includes a 50-50 revenue split amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Bauer referred to the plan as "laughable" and also spoke in length about the proposal in a video uploaded to YouTube on Wednesday:
Rachel Luba, Bauer's agent, has also lashed out at the owners' offer:
"We had lawyers on both sides negotiate, in good faith, and agree to terms," Luba said on Wednesday. "And now, one side is basically asking the other side to go back on the agreement and give a little bit more."
Despite the fact that MLB and the MLB Players Association agreed in March that the league would pro-rate salaries if the pandemic shortened the season, three-time All-Star and current analyst Mark Teixeira, as well as ESPN personality Mike Greenberg, both urged the players to accept the deal while speaking on "Get Up" Tuesday morning.
"If this thing blows up over money, they will lose fans they will never get back," Greenberg warned. "And they will deserve it."
While the two negotiating parties may not be close to an agreement, ESPN's Jeff Passan nevertheless remains confident a deal will get done and that there will be big league baseball this summer and fall:
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