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FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2017, file photo, Executive Director of the Major League Players Association, Tony Clark, answers questions at a news conference in Phoenix. Players' union head Tony Clark is guarding against drawing any conclusions about the free-agent market based on Manny Machado’s contract and says Adam Wainwright’s recent comments about a possible strike were in line with the level of concern he hears from the pitcher’s colleagues. Clark met with the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, starting his spring training tour as several top players still look for teams. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
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Clark: Machado's deal doesn't mean system is working
FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2017, file photo, Executive Director of the Major League Players Association, Tony Clark, answers questions at a news conference in Phoenix. Players' union head Tony Clark is guarding against drawing any conclusions about the free-agent market based on Manny Machado’s contract and says Adam Wainwright’s recent comments about a possible strike were in line with the level of concern he hears from the pitcher’s colleagues. Clark met with the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, starting his spring training tour as several top players still look for teams. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
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  • FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2017, file photo, Executive Director of the Major League Players Association, Tony Clark, answers questions at a news conference in Phoenix. Players' union head Tony Clark is guarding against drawing any conclusions about the free-agent market based on Manny Machado’s contract and says Adam Wainwright’s recent comments about a possible strike were in line with the level of concern he hears from the pitcher’s colleagues. Clark met with the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, starting his spring training tour as several top players still look for teams. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
  • Oakland Athletics' Paul Blackburn throws against the Seattle Mariners during the first spring training baseball game of the season Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, in Mesa, Ariz. (Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times via AP)
  • ARCHIVO - En esta foto del 5 de octubre de 2018, Manny Machado, entonces jugador de los Dodgers de Los Ángeles, tras conectar un jonrón de dos carreras ante los Bravos de Atlanta en el segundo juego de la serie divisional de los playoffs. Machado ha pactado un contrato de 300 millones de dólares por 10 años con los Padres de San Diego, un acuerdo que sería el más rico firmado por un agente libre en la historia, informa a The Associated Press una persona al tanto de las negociaciones. (AP Foto/Jae C. Hong, File)
  • Colorado Rockies second baseman Daniel Murphy poses for a picture at their spring baseball training facility in Scottsdale, Ariz., Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. Accustomed to the postseason, Daniel Murphy focused his free agent checklist on playoff contenders. When the ascendant Rockies showed as much interest in Murphy as he had in them, working out the details of a two-year, $24 million contract was no big deal. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
  • ARCHIVO - En esta foto del 5 de octubre de 2018, Manny Machado, entonces jugador de los Dodgers de Los Ángeles, tras conectar un jonrón de dos carreras ante los Bravos de Atlanta en el segundo juego de la serie divisional de los playoffs. Machado ha pactado un contrato de 300 millones de dólares por 10 años con los Padres de San Diego, un acuerdo que sería el más rico firmado por un agente libre en la historia, informa a The Associated Press una persona al tanto de las negociaciones. (AP Foto/Jae C. Hong, File)
  • FILE - In this Oct. 2, 1949, file photo, Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Don Newcombe, second from left, holds up Dodgers manager Burt Shotton in the Dogers dressing room after they won the National League pennant against the Philadelphia Phillies, in Philadelphia, October 2, 1949. Other players are unidentified. (AP Photo/File)
  • FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2019 file photo, Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Mariano Rivera gives a news conference after his orientation tour of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, in Cooperstown, N.Y. Just weeks after becoming baseball's first unanimous Hall of Fame selection, Rivera is defending himself from accusations in his native Panama that he has failed to provide support for two sons he had outside his marriage. Rivera called the demands filed against him “unfounded.” (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)
  • FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2018, file photo, then-Los Angeles Dodgers' Manny Machado (8) hits a single during the fourth inning of Game 7 of the National League Championship Series baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, in Milwaukee. A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that infielder Manny Machado has agreed to a $300 million, 10-year deal with the rebuilding San Diego Padres, the biggest contract ever for a free agent. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, because the agreement was subject to a successful physical and had not been announced.(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
  • FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2018, file photo, Milwaukee Brewers' Mike Moustakas hits an RBI single during the eighth inning of Game 2 of the National League Divisional Series baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in Milwaukee. A person familiar with the negotiations says Moustakas and the Brewers are nearing a deal that would keep the third baseman in Milwaukee for a guarantee of about $10 million. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, because the agreement will be subject to a successful physical. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
  • FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2019, file photo, Rob Manfred, commissioner of Major League Baseball, speaks during a news conference at owners meetings in Orlando, Fla. Players' union head Tony Clark criticized baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred for blaming players’ demands for the slow free agent market and said an increasing number of teams make little effort to "justify the price of a ticket." (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
  • FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2018 file photo Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred speaks during a news conference at MLB headquarters in New York. Pitch clocks are coming for spring training games. Looking to speed the pace of play in baseball, Manfred said, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, pitchers will have 20 seconds to deliver to the plate when teams play exhibition games in Arizona and Florida beginning this week. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)
  • San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy, top, talks with catcher Buster Posey during a baseball spring training practice, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)
  • FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2018, file photo, Milwaukee Brewers' Mike Moustakas hits an RBI single during the eighth inning of Game 2 of the National League Divisional Series baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in Milwaukee. A person familiar with the negotiations says Moustakas and the Brewers are nearing a deal that would keep the third baseman in Milwaukee for a guarantee of about $10 million. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, because the agreement will be subject to a successful physical. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
  • FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2018 file photo Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred speaks during a news conference at MLB headquarters in New York. Pitch clocks are coming for spring training games. Looking to speed the pace of play in baseball, Manfred said, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, pitchers will have 20 seconds to deliver to the plate when teams play exhibition games in Arizona and Florida beginning this week. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)
  • FILE - In a Sept. 29, 2018 file photo, Oakland Athletics' Khris Davis follows through on his two-run home run against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning of a baseball game, in Anaheim, Calif. Majors home run leader Khris Davis would like a multiyear deal from the Oakland Athletics to stay with the franchise “at least three more years.” (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
  • Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki waits to take batting practice during spring training baseball practice Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
  • New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino throws in the bullpen at the team's spring training baseball facility, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
  • Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell speaks at a press conference after a spring training baseball workout Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
  • FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2018, file photo, Detroit Tigers' Michael Fulmer leaves the game after getting hit by a ball hit by Chicago White Sox's Daniel Palka during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Chicago. Detroit beat pitcher Michael Fulmer in the final salary arbitration case this year, leaving players with a 6-5 final record in decisions. Fulmer was awarded a raise from $575,200 to $2.8 million by Matt Goldberg, Robert Herzog and Elizabeth Neumeier, who heard the case Wednesday. Fulmer had asked for $3.4 million. (AP Photo/Jim Young, File)
  • FILE - In this March 5, 2016, file photo, Tommy Giordano, right foreground, special assistant to the general manager of the Atlanta Braves, scouts a spring training baseball game between the Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates, in Kissimmee, Fla. Tommy Giordano is dying. But do not let your heart be heavy. He’s going out like he lived for more than 93 years _ surrounded by family and friends, accompanied by overwhelming love and stories that will endure long after he’s gone. (AP Photo/Paul Newberry, File)
  • File-This Oct. 8, 2018, file photo shows Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Trevor Bauer delivering in the sixth inning during Game 3 of a baseball American League Division Series against the Houston Astros, in Cleveland. Bauer won his arbitration hearing for the second straight year and was awarded $13 million instead of the Cleveland Indians' $11 million offer on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, by James Darby, James Oldham and Sylvia Skratek. (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)
  • Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani arrives for a news conference at their spring baseball training facility in Tempe, Ariz., Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. The AL Rookie of the Year is recovering from Tommy John surgery. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
  • FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2018, file photo, Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray holds the Hesiman Trophy after winning the award in New York. Murray's locker remained empty on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, in the spring training clubhouse of the Oakland Athletics, who say they are uncertain when or if the Heisman Trophy winner will report to the baseball team he signed with last summer. Billy Beane, Oakland’s executive vice president of baseball operation, said talks are continuing with Murray, who may drop baseball to pursue an NFL career. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)
  • Garth Brooks, left, and Trisha Yearwood arrive at MusiCares Person of the Year honoring Dolly Parton on Friday, Feb. 8, 2018, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
  • FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2018, file photo, Houston Astros starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel throws against the Boston Red Sox during the first inning in Game 3 of a baseball American League Championship Series in Houston. Keuchel, Bryce Harper, Manny Machado and Craig Kimbrel will not be around when the bat and ball bags are opened at spring training throughout Florida and Arizona this week. They are among the dozens of free agents still looking for jobs. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
  • Rob Manfred, commissioner of Major League Baseball, talks to reporters at the end of the day's conferences at MLB baseball owners meetings Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
  • FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2018, file photo, Cleveland Indians' Francisco Lindor celebrates as he round the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Houston Astros during the third inning of Game 2 of a baseball American League Division Series, in Houston. The Indians All-Star shortstop will likely miss the start of the season with a strained right calf. Lindor, one of baseball's best all-around players, sustained the injury recently while working out in Orlando, Florida. He was checked Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, at the Cleveland Clinic by Dr. Mark Schickendantz, who confirmed a moderate sprain. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
  • FILE - This is an Aug. 3, 2012, file photo showing the Olympic Stadium in London. Two people familiar with the discussions tell The Associated Press that Major League Baseball is considering one of two matchups for its 2020 series in London: New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals or Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals. The people spoke on condition of anonymity Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, because no announcements had been authorized. An announcement is expected after opening day this year. MLB's first games in Britain are scheduled for this summer, when the World Series champion Boston Red Sox play the New York Yankees at London's Olympic Stadium, June 29-30. (AP Photo/Jeff J Mitchell, File)
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