Not a great look for MLB... From The Athletic: ‘Ready to strike tomorrow’: How one $20 trinket captures the strife within a $10 billion industry The article is behind a paywall, but here are a couple of short passages: To be fair, there is much, much more to the article, and the arbitration process is acknowledged as a slightly lesser issue when ranked among the current points of contention between the Players Association and League. It does go on to say the league holds State of the Union style debriefings for all teams at Spring Training (two such meetings in both Arizona and Florida). They are given a booklet that includes data of each team's ability to align with the league's recommendations. Part of the presentation outlines the exact requirements to win "The Belt". If you are wondering, the Brewers weren't among the teams listed as qualifying as finalists for "The Belt".