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NEW YORK (AP) — second high-profile addition to its staff in a less than a month http://www.raysfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , hiring Gary Sheffield business lawyer Xavier James as deputy chief operating officer.James will report to Kevin McGuiness, the union’s chief operating officer since January 2014. James has worked as a special adviser to the union and received $215,168 from it in 2017, according to the union’s financial disclosure statement.Last week, the union announced Bruce Meyer as its new senior director of collective bargaining and legal. Meyer will report directly to union head Tony Clark, who appears to be reforming his senior management ahead of bargaining for a labor contract to replace the deal that expires after the 2021 season. Some players have criticized the free-agent markets under the current five-year agreement.James, who turns 51 on Sept. 23, is a former attorney at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, where Meyer also worked. James has undergraduate, law and business degrees from NYU, and also has worked with boxers and other athletes.A resident of suburban White Plains http://www.raysfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , James said Wednesday he was introduced to Sheffield more than a decade ago after he wrote a letter for DeLeon, the outfielder’s wife, in a matter with a swimming pool contractor. He had known DeLeon Sheffield through a mutual friend.“Players are not necessarily getting their equitable piece of the pie in terms of all the business revenue that’s out there,” James said. “On the operations side, the organization is so small that it behooves everyone to kind of pitch in to make sure from a business perspective players are treated fairly.”James anticipates negotiating deals alongside McGuiness and Tim Slavin, the union’s chief of business affairs and licensing senior counsel.“I think there’s a lot of revenue that’s out there that could be leveraged on behalf of the players, a lot of opportunity that could be originated by players that will generate revenue,” James said, referring to sponsors and licensees.Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred criticized Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout, a two-time AL MVP, in July for failing to do enough to market himself.“Mike’s a great, great player and a really nice person http://www.rangersfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-moore-jersey , but he’s made certain decisions about what he wants to do and what he doesn’t want to do, and how he wants to spend his free time and how he doesn’t want to spend his free time,” Manfred said before the All-Star Game.Trout responded with a statement “everything is cool between the commissioner and myself.”“I think it behooves everyone to pitch in to market players. The onus shouldn’t be on players necessarily. I think it’s a collective effort,” James said. “I think the macro issue is a real issue, which is how best can we market players, and I think that issue is right to be raised. I don’t think there should be any criticism or a focus on any particular player. I think we should put our heads together to see how we can resolve quote-unquote the problem and ameliorate the marketing of players.” Changes would be implemented for the 2020 baseball season."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Detroit Tigers AnalysisDetroit Tigers Prospect NotebookDetroit Tigers Game ThreadsDetroit Tigers NewsDetroit Tigers PodcastsLatest MLB NewsMLB, players nearing agreement to expand rosters, abandon pitch clock, per reportNew,33commentsChanges would be implemented for the 2020 baseball season.ESTShareTweetShareShareMLB, players nearing agreement to expand rosters, abandon pitch clock Ivan Rodriguez Jersey , per reportGregory J. Fisher-USA TODAY SportsMajor League Baseball’s players and owners are closing in on an agreement that would increase roster sizes from 25 to 26 players for most of the regular season, and expanding to 28 players beginning September 1, according to a report from the Associated Press. The proposed changes would first take effect in the 2020 season.The agreement would also scrap the implementation of a pitch clock through the 2021 season, and re-open talks on changes to the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The current agreement runs through the 2021 season, but could be extended if any changes are made. Players and owners were close to agreement on expanding rosters as part of the current CBA, but they ran out of time, as players objected to limiting the number of players who could be called up in September. Currently, teams can call up any players on the 40-man roster on September 1, although most clubs only expand up to 32 or 33 players for the last month of the season.The agreement would have specific limits on the number of pitchers who could be on the roster as well. Teams could carry no more than 13 pitchers for most of the season, increasing to 14 pitchers after September 1. The players were reportedly set to oppose Manfred’s proposal to require that pitchers face three batters, except at the end of an inning. He will have the power to unilaterally implement that change next offseason, but prefers to make any changes with the approval of players.Players are concerned about the slowed market for free agent signings over the past two seasons http://www.rangersfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-moore-jersey , and have proposed changes that include adding a full-time designated hitter in National League games, and changes to the draft order to remove incentives for teams to sign players and improve their position in the standings.ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports that the proposals include implementation of an All-Star Election day. Other changes reportedly include:Increasing the minimum time spent on the disabled list, and the minimum time on optional assignment from 10 to 15 days.Allowing MLB to shorten the time between innings.The minimum number of players would be increased from 24 to 25.Starting extra innings of the All-Star Game with a runner on second base (a truly horrible idea).There have been discussions about combining the non waiver trade deadline, which is currently July 31st, and the special waiver deadline, which is August 31, and having a uniform deadline without a special waiver period. For the Tigers, limits on calling up players in September could delay the arrival of some of their top prospects.The changes to roster limits would also apply to rosters during postseason play. The financial impact on clubs would be modest, since the prorated major league minimum salaries paid out in September would be offset by one full-time salary on the roster. The most harmful impact would hit minor league players who never get to play a game in the major leagues. Just one day of service time affects their minimum salary in the minor leagues, as well as benefits that come with being a member of the MLB Players’ Association.