Jogadores irritados com a MLB se unem nas redes sociais após negarem mediação externa
Nomes de peso do MLBPA como Max Scherzer, Zack Britton e James Paxton twittaram momentos após o sindicato anunciar a rejeição
O sindicato dos atletas da liga (MLBPA) rejeitou o pedido da MLB de mediação federal nesta sexta-feira (4), levando a um grande quantidade de jogadores irritados com as táticas de negociação da liga durante a paralisação.
Max Scherzer, Zack Britton e James Paxton – três dos oito jogadores que compõem o subcomitê executivo da MLBPA – twittaram suas frustrações momentos após o sindicato anunciar a rejeição.
We don’t need mediation because what we are offering to MLB is fair for both sides:
— Max Scherzer (@Max_Scherzer) February 4, 2022
We want a system where threshold and penalties don’t function as caps, allows younger players to realize more of their market value, makes service time manipulation a thing of the past, and eliminate tanking as a winning strategy.
— Max Scherzer (@Max_Scherzer) February 4, 2022
A significant part of Collective Bargaining is…actually bargaining #AtTheTable
— James Paxton (@James_Paxton) February 4, 2022
When attempting to negotiate a collectively bargained agreement… “bargaining” is required. #AtTheTable #StillWaiting https://t.co/NU08uInVME
— Zack Britton (@zbritton) February 4, 2022
Vários de seus colegas também comentaram sobre a situação, a maioria dos quais marcou suas postagens com #AtTheTable.
Seems to me like in order to get a Collective Bargaining Agreement done, you need to bargain… players remain waiting #AtTheTable https://t.co/igguDhDq07
— Whit Merrifield (@WhitMerrifield) February 4, 2022
Based on the incredible annual revenue of the league, we feel players with 0-3 years of service should be better compensated.
We want to fix the competitive balance so EVERY team’s focus is winning year after year
We want to fix service time manipulation https://t.co/N5z5peN9wb
— Whit Merrifield (@WhitMerrifield) February 4, 2022
A significant part of Collective Bargaining is…actually bargaining #AtTheTable
— Mitch Haniger (@M_Hanny17) February 4, 2022
Your favorite team should be trying to win. https://t.co/pjIATXJTZv
— Mitch Haniger (@M_Hanny17) February 4, 2022
A significant part of Collective Bargaining is…actually bargaining #AtTheTable”
“Rob implemented a lockout to ‘jumpstart the negotiations’.Now MLB refuses to make a counterproposal. Not sure thats the definition of “jumpstarting”. #MLB #MLBPA pic.twitter.com/1YZxBLpL9O— Nicholas Pivetta (@Npivetta27) February 4, 2022
If the goal is to get players on the field asap- then why did it take 43 days after the lockout to even hear from MLB? Didn’t seem like a priority then! Why did we not get a counter proposal this week? It’s all extremely tired antics/optics.
— Jameson Taillon (@JTaillon50) February 4, 2022
It would probably take 2 weeks just for an “impartial” mediator to get caught up enough to proceed. They’d then use an already broken system/CBA as guideline toward a new deal. Makes zero sense for anybody. Players are ready to make a fair/mutually beneficial deal! #AtTheTable
— Alex Wood (@Awood45) February 4, 2022
Enquanto alguns jogadores foram francos com suas respostas sobre a paralisação, outros como Ian Happ, Steven Souza e Trevor Williams zombaram da situação controversa.
MLB Steps to Negotiating:
1. Commit to making a counter
2. Refuse to make that counter
3. Say they need a mediatorWe’re all forced to drink the Lockout Blend https://t.co/oXMlZiHLny pic.twitter.com/dQyJoPDZ7I
— Ian Happ (@ihapp_1) February 4, 2022
Who needs some Lockout Blend for baseball withdrawals? pic.twitter.com/EvNnnljG3w
— Connect Roasters (@connectroasters) February 4, 2022
Do you now understand why we didn’t agree to The Mediator? https://t.co/virWzwwj0g
— Trevor Williams (@MeLlamoTrevor) February 4, 2022
I think Rob Manfred and Tony Clark should play 1 on 1 pickup basketball to 11 for all the marbles!
— Steven Souza (@SouzaJr) February 4, 2022
Até mesmo o ex-arremessador Dallas Braden se envolveu atacando a liga em um vídeo, chamando as táticas de negociação da MLB de “risíveis”.
— Dallas Braden (@DALLASBRADEN209) February 4, 2022
A MLB e seus jogadores estão paralisados desde que o último acordo coletivo expirou em 1º de dezembro. Os dois lados fizeram pouco progresso nas negociações desde então, colocando em risco o início do Spring Training em meados de fevereiro.
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