Pros and cons of MLB proposal: 154-game season, longer LDS could be great, but deal has built-in roadblock

Major League Baseball publicly revealed part of a proposal to the MLB Players Association on Thursday ahead of the expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement (CBA) this coming offseason. The league has done this multiple times during the season and this is just the latest. It includes some playoff proposals -- including extending the Division Series from a best-of-five to a best-of-seven -- while the current postseason is ongoing and on the minds of fans. MLB also proposed cutting down the regular season from 162 games to 154 .