# The CBA Standoff Begins

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Podcast: [MLB Trade Rumors Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mlb-trade-rumors-podcast-6242965)
Published: 2026-06-03T08:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

MLBTR founder Tim Dierkes joins Darragh McDonald to discuss the early CBA proposals put out by both the Players Association and MLB. Some topics discussed include a competitive integrity tax, a hard cap and floor system, shared TV revenue, how many games each side would be willing to sacrifice, how to improve competitive balance, the public nature of the negotiations so far, how the MLBPA could improve their PR, and how pragmatic the current collection of owners will be during negotiations.&n...

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