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Difference between league and union plans remains relatively vast for some

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The New York Yankees, Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers would each save more than $100 million on player salaries as part of management's proposal to start the coronavirus-delayed season than they would under the union's plan, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.

Top stars accustomed to eye-popping salaries that set them apart from mere All-Stars would experience by far the steepest cuts. Set to earn $36 million each, Mike Trout and Gerrit Cole would get $25.3 million under the union's plan and a base of $5.6 million under the team's proposal with the chance to get back to about $8 million if the postseason is played. A rookie at the minimum would get $396,537 from the union plan and $256,706 from the MLB proposal — not much more than the $222,222 per game Trout and Cole originally were slated to earn.

The Yankees project to pay $155 million to players under the union's plan, according to the AP analysis based on frozen March 28 rosters, and spend $48 million on salary under management's proposal. The Astros drop from $149 million to $46 million and the Dodgers from $147 million to $46 million.

Lower-spending teams save, too, but not nearly as much because their starting points are lower. Miami is at $33 million under the union's plan and $16 million under MLB's. Pittsburgh's salaries would drop from $36 million to $17 million and Baltimore's from $43 million to $18 million.

Players agreed on March 26 to accept prorated shares of their salaries during a shortened season, part of a deal that guaranteed $170 million in advances and service time even if the season is scrapped. More than 100 players gathered for a digital meeting Thursday and reaffirmed their stance against additional cuts.

A player with a $20 million salary, like St. Louis All-Star catcher Yadier Molina, would be guaranteed just below $4 million under the MLB plan and about $14.1 million under the union plan. Tampa Bay pitcher Charlie Morton's $15 million salary would be cut to a $3.2 million base under the MLB plan and $10.6 million under the union proposal.

Philadelphia catcher J.T. Realmuto's $10 million salary would drop to a $2.4 million base as part of the MLB proposal and to $7 million under the union plan.

New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole throws during a spring training baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Lakeland, Fla. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole throws during a spring training baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Lakeland, Fla. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)Carlos Osorio

Milwaukee pitcher Brett Anderson would fall from $5 million to $1.4 million in MLB's plan and to $3.5 million in the union's formula.

"Interesting strategy of making the best most marketable players potentially look like the bad guys," Anderson tweeted after MLB made its proposal.

MLB and the union have been making plans to start the season next month in ballparks without fans, and teams say they will sustain huge losses. In response to the union's stance, MLB is considering proposing a much shorter schedule, perhaps 50 games or fewer.

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