How Players are Reacting to the "Sliding Scale of Compensation"

The Biggest Stars from the game are reacting pretty strongly to the new proposal, “Sliding Scale of Compensation.”

After the release of a new proposal, many top players are coming up to speak against it, publicly. The deal of economic distribution between the MLB and MLBPA has still been at loggerheads. And, with the new proposal, “Sliding Scale of Compensation,” the strife looks like worsening.

Top players are sharing their thoughts on the proposal without holding back. One such comment on the proposal came from Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer. He looked like sharing a similar stance as his fellow players after the proposal was first announced by the MLBPA. But, surely he has more to say on this latest development in the economic management plan during the game.

What Max Scherzer said?

In a Twitter post, Scherzer said that “After discussing the latest developments with the rest of the players there’s no reason to engage with MLB in any further compensation reductions. We have previously negotiated a pay cut in the version of prorated salaries, and there’s no justification to accept a 2nd pay cut based upon the current information the union has received. I’m glad to hear other players voicing the same viewpoint and believe MLB’s economic strategy would completely change if all documentation were to become public information.”

There seems to be no support from the players with the new proposal coming up which proposed a sliding scale model ditching the previously prepared revenue-sharing idea. In the proposal, the high-earners would have to suffer massive pay cuts while the lowest-earning players can get either full part of their prorated salaries or there could be small cuts. With statements coming up from players they look mad as wrongly shot hogs. This is indicating an unfortunate situation wherein the 2020 MLB season’s return-to-play plan could further get delayed.

Sliding Scale of Compensation: The New Proposal.

This would make for a tiered salary structure wherein the highest-paid players would most probably get 40% or less than prorated salaries that were agreed upon between MLB & MLBPA back in March for a shortened season 2020. For instance, players like Scherzer who would otherwise make nearly $30 million would make less than $7 million, after this new proposal gets implemented.

Scherzer hinted in his statement not only that — this process of reaching an agreement would further slow down if a good faith between MLB & MLBPA does not get strengthened, but he also hinted at the fact that this proposal was intended to degrade players, ' image in front of their fans. This high-profile labor dispute does not seem to stop any time soon with top players looking as strong in their opinion as in their play. The players union is not in the mood of such a compromise. In addition to Scherzer, other players including Brett Anderson, Jack Flaherty, and Marcus Stroman reacted to this new proposal. Stroman said that the “season is not looking promising.” A few players pitched in with a view that the proposal completely looks like it has been created to divide the union, which is in the interest of the owners.

Let’s see what comes up with a dialogue between the two sides!