MLS CBA talks in big picture: 3 talks netted 8-year deal (2020-27). Original deal (Feb. 2020): 5 years (2020-24). Annual salary spend increases in this deal ($9,225,000 in 2020 to $11,643,000 in 2024) were:
2020: +12%
2021: +6.6%
2022: +6.4%
2023: +5.3%
2024: +5.5%
1/ https://twitter.com/samstejskal/status/1358170352870948864

Let's project same salary spend increases in a new deal:
Year 1: +12%
Year 2: +6.6%
Year 3: +6.4%

What players lost ...

Salary spend in June 2020 deal (+1 year):
1. -5% in 2020;
2. Freeze in 2021 (impacts 2021-25);
3. +5.5% in 2025 (vs. projected +12%)
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Salary spend in Feb. 2021 deal (+2 years), based on this excellent thread by @samstejskal:
1. Freeze in 2023 (impacts 2023-27).
2. +7.5% in 2026 (vs. projected +12%);
3. +10% in 2027 (vs. projected +6.6%).
(NB: Players get new increases in 2022 & 2025.)
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