Stephan Harris of the Boston Herald gets it right as the use of `scabs' crops up everywhere. I especially like this paragraph:

The players want guaranteed contracts that pay off in entirety, even if the quality of performance plummets. They also want the right to salary arbitration if they feel they're not being paid enough. Most players want an automatic, minimum 10-percent raise in every new contract. They want it all but assured they can't be sent to the minors. They want entry-level players to be paid a preset sum. They want total free agency at age 31.
That's some free market.

I wish more writers had this kind of insight.