I really love the idea that is being discussed right now of creating a "bonus pool", where non-arbitration eligible players who had good seasons will receive bonuses at the end of the year, and the money for the bonuses will be taken out of central MLB funds. It rewards pre-arb players who do good work without breaking the way teams are built and without creating a financial burden for small market teams.
I hate the idea of a salary floor but I believe it would accomplish a lot of what MLB players want without being TOO burdensome for all but 1-2 owners.
It's interesting that the MLBPA sees expanded playoff as a "pro-owner" thing: they believe that teams like the Dodgers would suddenly spend less if they were assured of a playoff spot. I would have assumed that overall expanded playoff would be pro-player because it would decrease the number of teams who feel a need to hit the rebuild button, and THAT is what is keeping a lot of marginal FAs unemployed.
