Unlike other major sports in America in recent history, Major League Baseball has gone through fairly smooth and undramatic negotiations for their collective bargaining agreement. There were some minute concerns that the CBA would not be completed before the Winter Meetings were to start on Sunday. The last time MLB experienced a work stoppage was in 1994.
Source: CBA is done.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 1, 2016
Once ratified, new CBA will stretch MLB record of labor peace to 27 years. a DiMaggio-like streak
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 1, 2016
There were plenty of hot topic issues such as an international draft, draft pick compensation related to the qualifying offer system, the luxury tax and others.