MLB has proposed a salary cap system as part of labor negotiations with the players. The details are eerily similar to what they proposed in 1994 that led to the strike.

The league is proposing a salary cap. The union is saying no chance. And the battle for the hearts and minds of the public is at full roar.

Team owners are willing to offer a salary floor in CBA negotiations along with their coveted cap, but it isn’t as generous as it seems.