Paul Skenes Makes Stance Clear On Looming CBA Negotiations originally appeared on SportsNet Pittsburgh. Add SportsNet Pittsburgh as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes is adamant the MLBPA wont accept a salary cap as part of the looming CBA negotiations.The current CBA is set to expire on Dec. 1, and the owners are pushing for a salary cap while players are adamant the league doesnt need one. Although Skenes is just in his third MLB season, hes also an MLBPA executive subcommittee member and said the players are united about what they want.We are very united. I dontthink people understand how united we are and how on the same page we are, Skenes said to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. But if we give in to certain things, it would be a disservice to the players who came before us.The biggest issue for both sides is a salary cap, and Skenes told the Post-Gazette hes hopeful a deal will be struck and games wont be missed. But he said the players are fine missing games.Theres a line that were not going to cross, and if we have to miss games, well miss games, Skenes said. Im sure the owners feel the same way, so well see. Itll be interesting. Theres probably not a whole lot thats going to happen until the time comes where we have to miss games. Yeah, well do it if we need to.When asked if the line is a salary cap, Skenes wouldnt confirm. But the Pirates ace is clear that the MLBPA is in this together and united with what they want to come from the negotiations.More MLB:How Long Is Konnor Griffin Out? Forearm Injury Updates, Return Timeline for Pirates Shortstop