MLB revenue-sharing plan is a non-starter for the Players Association - The Athletic

An economic system in which player compensation would come from 50 percent of league revenue in 2020 instead of the current salary structure is a non-starter for the Major League Baseball Players Association, union officials told The Athletic on Monday. The union believes such a system amounts to a salary cap, while the league disagrees.

Citing the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, MLB wants to make a major (if temporary) change to the sport’s economic system, basing salaries only for this season upon the percentage of revenues generated by the sport.

League officials say the one-time arrangement should not be considered a cap because it includes no minimum or maximum payroll. Instead, the league views the plan as a partnership in which players would simply prorate their salaries to match industry revenues at a time when the league does not know if and when it will open its parks to paying customers.

The union, however, has long considered a system...

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