The Players Association rejected Major League Baseball’s final international draft proposal Monday. There will be no international draft for this CBA and the qualifying offer system will remain in effect going forward. The MLBPA released a statement after rejecting the proposal.
As is usually the case when issues arise between the league and the players, this impasse came down to money. The players wanted higher guarantees with hard slotting for the draft system. The league wasn’t willing to meet those financial demands.
“Players made clear from the outset that any International Draft must meaningfully improve the status quo for those players and not unfairly discriminate between those players and domestic entrants.