Owners formally propose a salary cap. What that means for a potential lockout next season 🤔

Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney

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🗓️ 29 May 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Jesse Rogers joins the show to discuss the news today that MLB owners formally proposed a salary cap for the first time since the 1994 strike. He and Buster dive into how the players union feels about it, and how it affects the prospects for a lockout when the current CBA expires on Dec. 1. They also discuss how the Brewers continue to be successful year-after-year, and where Tarik Skubal might end up. Sarah Langs joins as she does every Friday for The Numbers Game, and Todd Radom tells us about his new book. 0:00 Intro 0:43 Owners Salary Cap proposal. Lockout next season? 13:06 How do the Brewers keep winning? 14:47 Why is offense down? 16:58 Tarik Skubal trade destinations 20:52 Sarah Langs Plays The Numbers Game 22:06 Todd Radom's new book 26:40 Bleacher Tweets: Padres and Fantasy Baseball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:40.6	I'm Buster only working from my VRPO up in Boston or after attending a graduation.
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0:50.8	In a little while, I'm going to be talking with Jesse Rogers, and we have a lot to get to.
0:54.9	The Milwaukee Brewers are off to a great start, and he'll tell you why he thinks that is.
1:00.2	Turk Skouble is going to throw a simulated game on Monday, and of course, trade speculation is building around him.
1:05.5	But for the first time in baseball history, the owners have formally proposed a salary cap. Let's get to it.
1:13.9	Jesse Rogers covers baseball for ESPN. Jesse, how you doing? Doing well, Buster. Good to be with you as always.
1:21.0	Jesse, covering baseball these days at ESPN means covering the labor negotiation between Major league baseball and the players association major
1:28.8	league baseball on thursday afternoon release the details of its counterproposal to the players
1:34.1	what stood out to you well certainly offering a salary cap for the first time since
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