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23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
4%
1 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Leans right
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Typically, the end of the World Series leads almost immediately to offseason projections about which team needs what and what free agent will sign where.
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agent → lead → what
And there’s always — or just about — the knowledge that in a certain amount of days, pitchers and catchers will report to spring training.
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pitchers → ’ → training
But for the second time in five years, there is an unknown about when spring — and the regular season — will arrive in 2027, as a lockout that’s set to begin when the current collective bargaining agreement expires at 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 1.
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agreement → be → Dec.
The main point of contention — as it was in 1994 when the players struck and the World Series was cancelled — is the owners’ desire to implement a salary cap and the union’s insistence of avoiding it, even with a salary floor.
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Series → strike → floor
The last time there was a lockout, there was no shortage of activity before the shutdown and plenty more when the two sides came to an agreement in March.
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sides → be → March
How do things look this time around?
How long will the lockout last?
There are some people in the industry that believe there’s still a chance for 162 games to be played next season.
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games → look → industry
There are others that insist the possibility exists of the entire season being lost.
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season → be → ?
What’s clear so far is the proposals being made by both sides so far have been met with incredulity from the other.
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proposals → ’ → other
That’s not a surprise, since this battle has been brewing for years and the lockout — which is meant to spur negotiations — is still over a month away.
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which → ’ → negotiations
During the last shutdown, though, talks between the two didn’t really gain any traction until February and the deal struck in March resulted in the start of spring training being pushed back and shortened, but no regular season games were missed despite the delay of Opening Day.
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games → gain → Day
Will there be a flurry of moves or will teams wait until the dust settles?
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dust → wait → moves
That will be the most interesting part of the next few weeks, as front offices and ownership groups decide whether to spend on free agency or whether the possibility of a salary cap on the other side of the work stoppage will scare them off, given the unknown landscape in the future.
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possibility → decide → future
Back in the early winter of 2021, when the MLBPA and the owners already didn’t agree on the salary structure of the time — but not to the extent that’s true now — a handful of teams still spent freely.
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handful → agree → teams
In November of that year, for example, Max Scherzer, Marcus Semien, Corey Seager, Robbie Ray, Kevin Gausman and Javier Baez all signed nine-figure deals.
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Scherzer → sign → deals
The lefty, who is represented by Scott Boras, will have to decide if he should take the best offer available prior to the lockout or wait until it’s over and risk the arrival of a cap.
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it → represent → cap
There figures to be a mechanism in place to give teams time to get under the cap due to contracts that are already on the books.
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that → figure → books
Former Yankee Michael King and ex-Met Freddy Peralta are two other high-profile pitchers about to hit the open market, with Randy Arozarena perhaps the best position player available.
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Arozarena → hit → player
Teruaki Sato, a third baseman with the Hanshin Tigers in Japan, will be posted even with the lockout coming.
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lockout → post → Japan
Free agents are eligible to sign with new teams five days after the World Series ends and how it unfolds is anyone’s guess.
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unfolds → sign → teams
What’s on the schedule before the shutdown?
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What → ’ → shutdown
The General Manager meetings will begin Nov. 9 in Las Vegas.
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meetings → begin → Vegas
Normally, this is the unofficial start of the offseason and a prelude to more work getting done in December at the Winter Meetings.
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work → do → Meetings
But since there is almost no chance of the Winter Meetings happening — as all transactions involving 40-man players are prohibited during a work stoppage — there could be more urgency to get things done in Vegas.
What else is on the table for the new CBA?
The stoppage comes down to the owners’ side saying competitive balance needs to be addressed, with the union countering with the belief the cap would primarily lead to an increase in franchise value, but there are other matters that will be discussed.
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that → be → value
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