This Ain’t a Sport, It’s an Arms Race

Bobby and Alex banter about some Opening Weekend takeaways, including a timely news dump from the Mets, first reactions to a chaotic new schedule, and the continued takeover of baseball by sports betting, then discuss John Angelos’s game of footsie with financial transparency, Rob Manfred’s PR tour and the disparate narratives coming from league executives, and what to make of the ratification of the first minor league Collective Bargaining Agreement.Links:John Angelos misses self-imposed deadline to share financials Angelos declines to share Orioles finances after being pressed on it MLB owner says analytics in baseball are “an arms race to nowhere” MLBPA and MLB reach tentative deal on minor league CBA Michael Baumann’s analysis of the minor league CBA Join the Tipping Pitches Patreon Tipping Pitches merchandise