Major League Baseball tendered yet another return-to-play proposal to the MLB Players Association on Friday - and several players promptly roasted it on Twitter.
The league's lastest offer suggests a 72-game schedule with 70% of prorated salaries for players. Prorated salaries would increase to 80% if the postseason is completed.
Trevor Bauer, the outspoken right-hander for the Cincinnati Reds, succinctly outlined why the players' union would likely reject the new plan:
Just so y’all know, 70% of prorated salaries at 72 games is the exact same as...wait for it...full prorated salary at 48. Nothing to see here. Same exact offer in different clothing. Just a reallocation of risk.
— Trevor Bauer (@BauerOutage) June 12, 2020
Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Andrew McCutchen, meanwhile, simplified it even further with a creative analogy:
The League and players explained in Father/son duo titled “Juice vs Water.”
— andrew mccutchen (@TheCUTCH22) June 12, 2020
(Forgive my delayed voice) pic.twitter.com/9Zi8ncvpQW
McCutchen is active on social media, but he's rarely been outspoken in criticizing the league. That ended Friday:
Lol
— andrew mccutchen (@TheCUTCH22) June 12, 2020
Laugh Out Loud https://t.co/TrfozyOdHS
— andrew mccutchen (@TheCUTCH22) June 12, 2020
St. Louis Cardinals ace Jack Flaherty, who's also been speaking out against MLB owners lately, articulated his feelings on their most recent proposal through a series of GIFs:
— Jack Flaherty (@Jack9Flaherty) June 12, 2020
— Jack Flaherty (@Jack9Flaherty) June 12, 2020
— Jack Flaherty (@Jack9Flaherty) June 12, 2020
https://t.co/jUwSohHbAM pic.twitter.com/AF19IYItPS
— Jack Flaherty (@Jack9Flaherty) June 12, 2020
