The Major League Baseball Players’ Association (MLBPA) made some new proposals to owners as the two sides met in New York on Sunday, in an effort to break the stalemate in negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
Among the new proposals that the players made are:
- Allowing MLB to make three specific rule changes with 45 days notice instead of the current one year requirement. These changes include a pitch clock, larger bases, and restrictions on defensive shifts.
- IF free agent compensation is eliminated for elite free agent players, MLBPA will agree to certain “non monetary”, (meaning draft related) CBT penalties
- Reduction in the request for a pre-arbitration bonus pool from $85 million to $80 million
Unchanged in the players’ proposals were any changes in competitive balance tax (CBT) thresholds, where the players start the lowest tier at $238 million and the owners are at $220 million.