Rob Manfred addressed the media regarding the MLB Lockout, it's reasoning, and why the owners decided to implement it. What he had to say not only betrayed the rift between the Players' Union and the Owners, but also showed how frustrating the process was for both sides. Some good ideas were mentioned, but the symptoms are, again, getting too much attention while the root cause goes untreated.

The owners staunchly defend revenue sharing and see it as a mechanism for competitive balance, despite its obvious impact to the contrary. Players are trying to weaken the revenue sharing in an effort to increase competitive urgency, but this is a non-starter in a vast field of many ideas the owners see as non-starters. How the two sides can come together still remains to be seen and a possible solution seems far off.

So with all that negativity in abundance, lets shift back to some Cincinnati Reds-centered talk as we look at why the most improved Reds player in 2022 will be Nick Senzel. We also begin to set up a Cincinnati Reds Mount Rushmore. That way we end the podcast on a positive note!

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