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Frank Coonelly and MLB Respond to Revenue Sharing Concerns

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Jeff Passan from Yahoo Sports posted an article last night about the MLB Players Association looking into the revenue sharing spending from the Miami Marlins and the Pittsburgh Pirates. According to Passan, the MLBPA was considering whether or not to file grievances against the two teams.

Pirates President Frank Coonelly responded to the article this evening, saying that the Pirates are not be investigated by MLB and the Commissioner has no concerns over how the Pirates are spending their revenue sharing money. He notes that the Pirates are required to detail each year how they spend revenue sharing money. The full response from Coonelly can be read below. Click on picture to enlarge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MLB had their own statement in regards to the report:

“We do not have concerns about the Pirates’ and Marlins’ compliance with the Basic Agreement provisions regarding the use of revenue sharing proceeds. The Pirates have steadily increased their payroll over the years while at the same time decreasing their revenue sharing. The Marlins’ ownership purchased a team that incurred substantial financial losses the prior two seasons, and even with revenue sharing and significant expense reduction, the team is projected to lose money in 2018. The Union has not informed us that it intends to file a grievance against either team.”

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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