I'll be "glass half full"
They all knew the cut off date to start spring training late and still get the season on time was getting a deal done about this week. If there isn't a deal done this week, then we will probably miss games. Opening day is supposed to be March 31st . They need a deal in the next week, give everyone 4 or 5 days to get to their ST sites, and a month of ST/games before the regular season.
They didn't really negotiate a month ago because they didn't need to. Now with an ACTUAL deadline approaching, they know it's go time or we lose games. Everyone negotiates better with a deadline.
They all knew the cut off date to start spring training late and still get the season on time was getting a deal done about this week. If there isn't a deal done this week, then we will probably miss games. Opening day is supposed to be March 31st . They need a deal in the next week, give everyone 4 or 5 days to get to their ST sites, and a month of ST/games before the regular season.
They didn't really negotiate a month ago because they didn't need to. Now with an ACTUAL deadline approaching, they know it's go time or we lose games. Everyone negotiates better with a deadline.