This sounds liek a kind fo dumb question, as the Twins do not need another excuse to not spend money. But from a somewhat ignorant perspective of how contracts are impacted going into and coming out of new CBAs, I am wondering if the potential/expected work stoppage next year will impact how the Twins handle the offseason.

Do teams typically not sign multi year deals with free agents going into the final year of CBAs? or does it really not matter?

I am guessing a team like the Twins would want as much flexibility, or as little on the books as possible going into the potential unknown of what some details of the next CBA may look like. If so, would this give the Twins even more cover to not spend?

Does anyone have any thoughts, or recommend any good articles on the impact of a potential strike/lockout  on this years offseason?