MLBPA Leader Fehr Stepping Down

Donald Fehr is set to step down as the director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, according to multiple sources.

Fehr was elected executive director of the MLBPA in December 1985 after previously spending two years as acting director.

Fehr first made a name for himself in the baseball world by successfully assisting in arguing against the old reserve system in favor of players Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally. The ruling paved the way for baseball contracts as we now know them, as a team no longer controls the rights of a player beyond the first six years of their career without a free agency period.

Fehr will probably best be known for his role in the 1994 strike and subsequent canceling of the World Series, a clear black eye for MLB and one the league spent years trying to shake.

Michael Weiner will take over for Fehr, being promoted from general counsel and leapfrogging Gene Orza (MLBPA's chief operating officer) to assume the lead position in the player's union.

Fehr's reign was clearly positive for the players as salaries skyrocketed during his tenure but was it good for baseball? How do you guys see Fehr's legacy playing out?