It is no secret that Major League Baseball owners and the MLB Players Association are at an impasse regarding play moving forward. All things are fine this season as the National League and American League championship series will start up soon.

The real concern is what happens in 2027. For Colorado Rockies fans, they might be wondering just what might take place if these changes are implemented and approved by both sides.

MLB, on Thursday, put out a post on social media explaining their latest proposal. 

"MLB has proposed returning to a 154-game Regular Season, best-of-seven Division Series, and opponent selection in the Wild Card and Division Series," according to MLB.

"Starting in 2029, shortening the season to a 154-game schedule would create a standard weekly off day benefiting player health, and it would allow the addition of up to 8 more Postseason games by moving to a best-of-seven Division Series format," the statement continued.

"Beginning in 2027, higher-seeded clubs in the Wild Card and Division Series would select their opponents".

A 154-game regular season? Are the owners really willing to cut down the number of games while expecting the same amount of revenue to hit their coffers? Let's be real about this here. Owners may be willing to do this, but fans might see ticket prices raised to cover the missing revenue.

Rockies fans already know that ownership is putting in place a ticket price increase ahead of the 2027 season. Now, if MLB owners and the MLBPA pass this proposal, then those ticket prices might just be going through the roof.

Meanwhile, Rockies fans are wondering if this postseason planning will affect their team. It's easy to be somewhat skeptical since Colorado has been on a sad run of 100-plus-loss seasons. Yet this franchise has a storied history of being in postseason play, so getting back there doesn't seem totally out of the question.

Another point in this plan is that owners apparently are concerned that players get a regular off day during weeks that will be "benefiting player health." Then, in the next sentence, adding more postseason games allows for more ticket prices going up. Don't think for one minute that MLB owners won't jump at the chance to do this.

Remember, MLB is a business and owners want their money. Players want their money, too, but even they might look askance at this proposal.

Could this proposal have a serious impact on the Rockies? Of course. It will affect all ballclubs if it is accepted across the board. Now, let's wait and see if the MLBPA comes back with a counterproposal to this one.