Rhys Hoskins received a crash course in collective bargaining as the Phillies’ player representative during the MLB lockout. He recently discussed 'a little Labor Law 101' with ScottLauber.
As the Phillies' representative in the Players Association, first baseman Rhys Hoskins was heavily involved in the collective bargaining talks during Major League Baseball's recent 99-day lockout.CLEARWATER, Fla. — Rhys Hoskins is the son of attorneys. Growing up, he would sit at the dinner table and listen to his father and late mother discuss the merits of various cases. By osmosis, he figured he knew all about hard-fought negotiations over complex legal matters.
Hoskins was mostly pleased with how it all turned out. The union, after getting trounced by the owners in the 2016 negotiations, made progress on many desired goals to improve wages for the least-tenured players and increase competitive integrity, including a 23% raise to the minimum salary, the introduction of a draft lottery and a merit-based bonus pool to augment entry-level players’ base pay, and a record 9.5% hike to the luxury-tax threshold to $230 million.
Hoskins noted that the subcommittee is comprised of some of the league’s highest-paid players, including Mets pitcher Max Scherzer and shortstop Francisco Lindor, Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, and Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien. But a majority of players make closer to the minimum salary and never accrue the six years of major-league service time needed to be eligible for free agency.
One of the owners’ biggest triumphs was the creation of an 11-person committee to review proposed rule changes, such as a pitch clock and limits on defensive shifts. Manfred now has the authority to implement any changes in the offseason as long as he gives the players 45 days’ notice. The previous CBA stipulated that he inform them one year in advance.
Hoskins’ biggest takeaway was that the CBA is a multilayered document with many interconnected parts. And the art of negotiation is such that talks can take many turns before an agreement is reached.
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