I have been a proponent of player’s unions since my early entry into professional simulation sports. I think the biggest factors that I would target if I were going to be a member of the player’s union that got a seat at the table and was negotiating on behalf of the players and their users would be an increased salary cap, a removal of restricted free agents, and a disciplinary committee made up of players from a diverse set of teams.

First the salary cap is a no-brainer. If the teams had more money to give out it would do a variety of things. If we increased the salary cap it would allow players to be called up sooner and fewer brainless articles would be published because people would get some more income from their salaries. The restricted free agents hurt young player who are not happy with their teams, I would be more in favor of some sort of 2 or 3-year set contracts for rookies.

Finally, for users I think a disciplinary committee that was responsible for fair punishments for similar violations made up of the peers of those breaking rules would be a big bonus to player users in the league.