Miguel Rojas fires back at MLB’s latest CBA proposal that clearly targets Dodgers

Major League Baseball is headed toward a work stoppage in December, and they are doing everything in their power to point to the Los Angeles Dodgers being the problem. No, they aren't explicitly saying that, but if you read between the lines, that's essentially what the league is trying to do by leaking their current "proposals". And Dodgers veteran Miguel Rojas isn't happy about it.

Proposal should be used loosely, considering there's almost no scenario in which the MLBPA would be down with anything that has been suggested so far. Furthermore, the fact these proposals have even seen the light of day is just the league doing early work to try and point blame elsewhere.

The latest proposal would welcome a revamped free agency process. Free agents switching teams would be limited to a five-year maximum contract, but teams with the original rights to those free agents can extend that offer to six years. Also, for any player over 30, they are maxed out at a five-year deal.

More relevant to the Dodgers, the proposal would eliminate deferred contracts. Of course, between Shohei Ohtani's contract and Kyle Tucker's deal last year, there was a lot of animosity toward the Dodgers. The league is playing fans like fiddles when it comes to these proposals.

Dodgers are annoyed (and should be) with MLB owners' CBA antics

It would seem that the Dodgers are aware of this fact. The California Post's Jack Harris spoke with several Dodgers players about the league's latest proposal, and there was a universal theme of "stop blaming us".

To no surprise, Miguel Rojas was among those with the most passionate responses. The veteran infielder, who is set to retire after the season, essentially called for owners to be held more accountable. Similar to how players are demoted or see less playing time for poor performance, Rojas calls on owners to be held to the same standard. Mostly, Rojas was annoyed with the idea that the Dodgers have to be the ones to take the hit throughout these negotiations.

“It’s been kind of annoying continuing to hear that we are the ones that need to take the hit,” Rojas told Harris, “for the league to be in better shape.”

Unfortunately, there's no end in sight for the Dodgers being painted as the bad guys. This is the script that MLB has been preparing for a few years, and they aren't going to alter their opening act. The true losers in all of this will be the fans as baseball seems to be barreling toward a work stoppage.

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