mjp28 Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 Agent Brodie Van Wagenen accuses MLB owners of collusion, threatens spring training boycott https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2018/02/02/agent-brodie-van-wagenen-accuses-mlb-owners-collusion-threatens-spring-training-boycott/300994002/ GABE LACQUES | USA TODAY SPORTS Updated 5 hours ago The specter of collusion – and the potential for resulting labor unrest – has lingered in the background during Major League Baseball’s slowest off-season in history. And now a prominent player agent has taken that elephant in the room and given it center stage. Brodie Van Wagenen, the lead baseball agent at Creative Artists Agency, accused MLB’s owners of conspiring to suppress the free agent market and warned that players might be willing to boycott spring training in solidarity if the market does not loosen. Such a boycott would run afoul of federal labor laws, with the National Labor Relations Board likely issuing an immediate injunction. MLB is governed by the most recent collective bargaining agreement, ratified in December 2016 and running through 2021. Van Wagenen wrote in a statement he tweeted Friday that behavior among owners “has changed dramatically” and that the activity “feels coordinated, rightly or wrongly.”...........CONTINUED IN LINK. ........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Gipper Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 12 hours ago, mjp28 said: Agent Brodie Van Wagenen accuses MLB owners of collusion, threatens spring training boycott https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2018/02/02/agent-brodie-van-wagenen-accuses-mlb-owners-collusion-threatens-spring-training-boycott/300994002/ GABE LACQUES | USA TODAY SPORTS Updated 5 hours ago The specter of collusion – and the potential for resulting labor unrest – has lingered in the background during Major League Baseball’s slowest off-season in history. And now a prominent player agent has taken that elephant in the room and given it center stage. Brodie Van Wagenen, the lead baseball agent at Creative Artists Agency, accused MLB’s owners of conspiring to suppress the free agent market and warned that players might be willing to boycott spring training in solidarity if the market does not loosen. Such a boycott would run afoul of federal labor laws, with the National Labor Relations Board likely issuing an immediate injunction. MLB is governed by the most recent collective bargaining agreement, ratified in December 2016 and running through 2021. Van Wagenen wrote in a statement he tweeted Friday that behavior among owners “has changed dramatically” and that the activity “feels coordinated, rightly or wrongly.”...........CONTINUED IN LINK. ........... One dumb agent making a stupid remark does not a movement make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted February 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 2 hours ago, The Gipper said: One dumb agent making a stupid remark does not a movement make. Yeah in a way, who's Brodie Van Wagenen ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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