More than three months into a lockout that has extinguished the hot stove, the lack of progress on a deal between the owners and the MLBPA has put the on-time opening of spring camps in peril. Pitchers and catchers for all 30 teams were to start reporting to spring training next week, but with no deal in place, big league camps across Florida and Arizona will remain shuttered.

With this second milestone passed, and the first to impact any on-field activities, you have to wonder what the end game is here. A delayed start to spring training most certainly means the loss of spring training games, which have become a not-insignificant source of revenue over the past few years. If this lockout stretches into March, then Opening Day and the start of the regular season starts to become a question mark.