European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday March 19, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 25lockout treating shrewd players to a free lunch the silent Spring by Ronald Blum i new York apr if there Are any winners in the baseball lockout its the 47 players who will keeping on getting paid through the work stoppage. Thirty one players have contracts that specify they will be paid during a lockout according to contract details examined by the associated press. Another 16 players have Long term guaranteed con tracts that were signed before anyone anticipated a lockout or lockout language. The players with no lockout language j Are some of the biggest stars in baseball George Brett Don Mattingly Jack Clark Eddie Murray Tony Gwynn Andre Dawson George Bell. The players with the so called defensive lockout language which specifies they be paid include Nolan Ryan Tim Raines Pedro Guererro Kirk Gibson and Dave Stewart. In All $57,934,390 is guaranteed to players during a lockout. Since most contracts Call for payments on the first and 15th Days of each month from april through september that comes out to approximately $4.8 million per payroll that clubs must give players even if the lockout continues. The major league baseball players association contends that All players should be paid during a lockout since it is not of the players doing. Union lawyers said grievances will be argued before arbitrator George Nicolau if clubs fail to pay players. In addition Many players would file default notices if they fail to get checks on april 15, the first scheduled payday of the season. Any player who is not paid within 10 Days of filing a default notice would become a free agent if clubs lose the grievance on lockout clauses. This is the same procedure that allowed Catfish Hunter Carlton Fisk and Fred Lynn to become free agents. If clubs win the grievance players would have to return the Money. In 1988, the player relations committee recommended that All new contracts contain clauses in the guarantee language that would protect clubs from having to pay players during a lockout. A a it a a Way of keeping All our options open a former pc executive director Barry Rona said then. A it gives us the option of not starting Spring  which is exactly what the owners did. Twenty nine players a including 11 Houston astros and nine los Angeles dodgers a agreed to contracts containing the pc recommended language two fewer than agreed to the the defensive language. One Hundred and fifty seven agreed to the so called a alternative Neutral language constructed during negotiations for Cal Ripken Kevin Mcreynolds and Harold Baines. It states that an arbitrator will decide if the players arc to be paid. The remaining players on rosters have non guaranteed contracts. Eugene Orza the associate general counsel of the major league baseball players association said the Union believes that there Are at least five different classes that will have to be decided involving guaranteed and non guaranteed contracts and whether they were agreed to before the 1988 Winter meetings. Nolan Ryan a contract guarantees he wont have to make a pitch for his paychecks. Imp future stars called out before being called up by Ben Walker. A baseball writer this should have been the happiest time of Mark Petkovsek a life. He a 24 with a live Arm a Bright future and it seemed a Chance of playing for the Texas hangers on opening Day. A just the thought of going to my first big league Camp was exciting a he said. A i found out in november. I even went to Venezuela for Winter Ball just so i d be  but these Days Petkovsek is Back Home in Beau a nth Texas throwing batting practice at his old High u a an ta>n8 aerobics classes at a local health club. Instead of becoming a pitching Prospect he a turned into a Symbol of baseball a trouble. Petkovsek is a lockout loser. Every team has them future stars caught in limbo victims of the games labor dispute. More than 150 in including at least 10 each on the new York mets and Toronto. Frozen on the 40-Man roster they cannot officially ii it an out  moved with absolutely Zero  exp Nei be. They re unproven and wont get a Opportunity when Spring training does Start. Jimmu Lver Chance these players had of making the ii a d n re used almost totally to Zero by All of a re of uanger2 Beneral manager Tom Grieve said. A a it a Ihorn a shame for the ones in Marks position. You wish Isnit As Someth no you could Tell them but there Pont a user a aware of baseball a labor break too. Run Iron a s. R owners and players Are stuck on a new for nil Sta  on the Issue of salary arbitration Najors w Between two and three years in the likul1 l makes it any easier to take. The rangers Vouno Issaa roys Are known for promoting 8 pitchers but Petkovsek has seen his Hopes slip rate padres May sue san Diego lat a san Diego padre players Jack Clark Bruce Hurst and Tony Gwynn said Friday they will file a grievance to try to gain free Agency should the club carry out its Promise to Dock their pay because of a shortened season. The padres on the advice of the player relations committee have informed Clark Hurst Gwynn and Eric show that they will not receive full pay if the baseball lockout results in cancelled games. The players received notices with their March 15 paychecks that they should expect deductions for a shortened season. Clark was clearly angry Over the notice. A i guarantee you if any of my checks Are missing so much As a dime a he said a they wont see me again. The next time  Sec me again will be in court. A if the major league owners think there will be a whole new ballgame now just wait ill show you a whole new game when we re in court. In a tired of their Damn games. This is another one of their ploys. Its one of their scare  away during the month Long lockout. A i thought i had a realistic shot of making the club but that a looking pretty slim now a he said. Quot once Spring training begins i think the rangers arc going to be More concerned with the Guys with big league service and getting them  a i think about it and in a not sure in a being wronged a he said. A there Are a lot of things 1 done to  Park Pittman feels the same Way. Also 24, he hoped to jump from double a Orlando to Minnesota a bullpen. And Many in the twins organization thought Pittman could make it. A this is very disappointing a Pittman said. A i think its Cut my Chance in half or  a i really done to think they re going to save innings for me in Spring training. They need them for Guys like Rick Aguilera and Gary Wayne a he said. A i probably wont get to show my stuff the Way i wanted to. Ill probably Start the season in Portland. A a in a new to this lockout stuff a a he said. A i know the Union is doing this for us. Its frustrating. But i guess nothing comes easy just like making the  especially for someone like Phil Plantico 21. He hit .300 with 27 Home runs and 105 Rols at class a Lynchburg and was elevated to Bostons big league roster so the team could protect him from being drafted. Even though he knows he will Start the season somewhere in the minors he drove All the Way from san Diego to Florida to be ready to make an impression with red sox management when Camps opened. A a in a broke. I done to have any Money left a he said from a friends House in Winter Park fla. Plastic re a minor Laguc teammates opened Camp this month and arc getting daily expenses. He is still locked out a like Roger Clemens Wade Boggs and the rest of the major leagues. Red sox general manager Lou Gorman admits the Lack of training time has Hurt Plantico and several others on the Boston roster in the same position. A unfortunately it puts them a Little behind Quot Gorman said. A the other Guys can work out and they can to. A i empathize with All of them. We had a few of them come Down to Florida run out of Money and have to go Home a he said. A i wish there was a Way we could do something for them but there