{"id":404968,"date":"2021-11-19T08:34:15","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T14:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=404968"},"modified":"2021-11-19T08:35:16","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T14:35:16","slug":"urbanmatter-chicagos-2022-mlb-offseason-primer-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/urbanmatter-chicagos-2022-mlb-offseason-primer-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"UrbanMatter Chicago\u2019s 2022 MLB Offseason Primer is Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Baseball in November? No, we\u2019re not crazy here. While it\u2019s true that Major League Baseball is one of the few major sports not seeing any in-game action at the moment, that doesn\u2019t mean there\u2019s nothing to talk about. Last night we saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/mlb-mvp-award-winners-2021\">the league hand out some MVP awards<\/a> to each of the top guys in the NL and AL. Plus, over the next couple months, we\u2019ll start to see plenty of free agent rumors, trade talks, and much more as the 2022 MLB offseason progresses. And it all starts right here with our primer at UrbanMatter Chicago!<\/p>\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CWJ64E5sCTt\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CWJ64E5sCTt\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CWJ64E5sCTt\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Chicago White Sox (@whitesox)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2>Important Dates To Know<\/h2>\n<p>Mark your calendars baseball fans, because there are a few key dates to look out for in the 2022 MLB offseason. We\u2019ve passed some big ones already, most notably the start of Free Agency which began on November 7. You can find a comprehensive list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/32644225\/mlb-free-agency-tracker-latest-moves-grades-analysis\">all the free agent moves<\/a> on ESPN\u2019s website, as they\u2019ll be updating it throughout the MLB offseason whenever something happens. As for the other important dates, here\u2019s some to take note of:<\/p>\n<p>December 1, 2021 &#8211; The Collective Bargaining Agreement expires<br \/>\nJanuary 14, 2022 &#8211; Deadline for teams\/arbitration-eligible players to exchange salary figures<br \/>\nJanuary 31, 2022 &#8211; Arbitration hearings begin<br \/>\nFebruary 26, 2022 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/press-release\/press-release-2022-spring-training-schedule-released\">2022 MLB Spring Training begins<\/a><br \/>\nMarch 31, 2022 &#8211; 2022 Opening Day<\/p>\n<p>So, those are some of the biggest dates to look out for in the 2022 MLB offseason, with the big story line focusing on the expiring CBA.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CUdptTkFYY3\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CUdptTkFYY3\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by cubs (@cubs)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2>Keys to the 2022 MLB Offseason<\/h2>\n<p>Really, the biggest and only key to a successful MLB offseason is the owners and players coming to terms on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/news\/mlb-cba-negotiations-four-things-to-expect-in-coming-weeks-between-players-and-owners-with-lockout-likely\/\">a new collective bargaining agreement<\/a>. When the current deal expires on December 1, it\u2019s very likely that the owners will initiate a lockout.<\/p>\n<p>Now, a lockout isn\u2019t as terrible as the name sounds. For those of you old enough to remember, the last time the collective bargaining agreement expired happened before the 1994 season. When that happened, the owners didn\u2019t choose to do a lockout. This meant that negotiations for a new CBA deal were performed at the same time that everything else occurred during the offseason, and both sides never came to an agreement. By the time August rolled around, the players started their strike, which resulted in that year being completely shut down, post season and all. That strike lasted so long that it spilled into the 1995 season where replacement players were used. Luckily for us Chicagoans, it forced Michael Jordan to resign from Major League Baseball as he wouldn\u2019t fill in as a replacement.<\/p>\n<p>But let\u2019s go back to the present. In the likely scenario where we see a lockout by the owners in a month or two, it might not be that bad. Nobody wants there to be delays in a new CBA deal. Not the owners, not the players pulling for better terms, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/32661677\/commissioner-rob-manfred-says-lockout-move-mlb-labor-talks-forward\">and certainly not MLB Commissioner, Rob Manfred<\/a>. The labor negotiations for the new CBA deal, whether they go well or the opposite, are going to be some of the biggest talking points of the 2022 MLB offseason. And as fans, all we can hope for is the players get what they deserve, and we approach Spring Training right on schedule. Stay tuned everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baseball in November? No, we\u2019re not crazy here. 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