After a long day of some progress on Tuesday, Wednesday marked another day of frustrating CBA negotiations which resulted in no deal and Rob Manfred “cancelling” another week of games, despite not having the power to unilaterally do so without an agreement with the MLBPA. A point of much contention between the sides this week has been the owners wanting to add an international draft to replace the current international free agent system. Despite the total expenditure on international prospects expected to be in the same ballpark as the current system, if not slightly higher with the proposed draft according to the owners, the players seem to be divided on the issue, with many international players in particular opposed to such a draft on principle, or at least implementing it immediately, led by Hall of Famer and Dominican Republic native David Ortiz.
Braves News: CBA Negotiation, International Draft, Financial Issues Approaching the Middle, and more
