David Samson sits down on his podcast "Nothing Personal with David Samson" to discuss the latest comments from MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, who spoke on CNN Thursday night. Right now the league is working on formulating a return plan amidst the coronavirus pandemic, but the players and the owners continue to be on opposing sides.

Samson says Manfred had interesting comments and says people should "understand why owners always win against players. Every time."

He breaks it down saying on the players side you have Blake Snell "sounding moronic and tone-deaf" and Bryce Harper backing him up.

Samson explains why the players don't have the upper hand, saying:

"The players are not unified. They don't have one voice. The voice they have is not the right tone or the right content. If you want to deliver a message to the owners and you want to put your side of the story out you do it in an organized way from the head of your union, or from a leader within your way. Of which Blake Snell is not one ... by any stretch."

On the other side there is Manfred, who Samson says has a near perfect approach, with one exception.

Manfred has explained there will be testing, contact tracking, emphasizes he prioritizes the health of players and employees, and is submitting a document that goes through every logistical issue that could come up, while also taking comments from the union and the players.

"He's smart to say that smarter to do it," Samson says.

While many players have spoken out about not wanting to play, Manfred has explained he will try to prove to every player that they have taken all the steps needed to ensure their safety. 

"What Rob Manfred didn't get into, because it's not appropriate right now, does that player get paid? Does that player get service time? What's the status of that player in general?" Samson said, and adds Manfred is smart to take this approach because talking to the public as the commissioner means giving a micro-statement. 

"That is how you handle messaging," Samson praises. "There's a lot to be filled in, but there is a time and place to do that."

Fans are looking to hear confidence, which is what Manfred said when discussing that he believes an agreement will be made with the players.

But not everything about Manfred's comments was perfect Samson said, explaining what he did wrong was say if the season is canceled, owners could lose $4 billion dollars. 

He did this to try to get sympathy, but the opposite happened. Samson says no one is going to have sympathy with billionaire owners during a time when millions are losing their jobs.

"That was tone-deaf for Rob to say," the podcast host explained. 

"The moral of the story," Samson concludes, "the last thing you do when you are talking to your public, when you're in the middle of a fight with your union, the last thing you do is say it's just business, it's nothing personal."