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Fans of the KC Royals shouldn’t get excited about MLB’s latest proposal to the players. Made Monday, it’s certain to be rejected.
Major League Baseball made another offer to its players Monday. It’s a step nowhere, a proposal as destined for rejection as those that came before it. Nothing in it provides much hope for fans of the KC Royals.
The clubs’ reported offer includes, for example, and for this winter only, elimination of Qualifying Offers (QOs)and loss of draft picks from the game’s cumbersome free agency process. Under the game’s current collective bargaining agreement, accepting a club’s optional QO binds a player to their team for another year while rejection frees them to negotiate with all clubs for a better deal.