NEW YORK (SNN-TV) – Major League Baseball and the union are disagreeing over the recent Collective Bargaining Tax proposal.
One of the league’s efforts that irked the players was a proposal to incorporate meal money and the stipends players receive into the luxury-tax calculations.
MLB, in other words, wanted to count the amount of money players receive for food against the amount of money teams can spend before they are taxed.
The luxury tax already includes some player benefit costs.
But players were angry the league would try to add something as fundamental as the cost of food as a reason to spend less on payroll.
MLB also tried to include stipends paid to players who participate in the All-Star Game, the Home Run Derby and other special events, sources say.
The players’ union is working on a response to league’s last proposal, and they’re reportedly open to a 14-team post-season in exchange for economic flexibility.
No further meetings are currently scheduled, but are expected soon.
