Bill Shaikin: What you need to know about Major League Baseball's labor issues
by Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times
Feb 07, 2018
4 minutes
Kenley Jansen, the Dodgers closer, has floated the idea of a player strike. Brodie Van Wagenen, a prominent agent, has suggested a player boycott of spring training. The players' union is upset that the Miami Marlins and Pittsburgh Pirates appear to be stripping their roster of talented players without investing back into the team.
Spring training starts next week, but the usual happy countdown to pitchers and catchers reporting has been replaced by thoughts of players not reporting at all, whether by choice or because they cannot find a job.
_What has been the most common fan reaction?
Some version of "Those
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