Major League Baseball and the Player’s Association haven’t yet reached a new collective bargaining agreement, though after the two sides agreed to a compromise on the international draft Thursday, one may not be far off.
And once an agreement is reached, it sounds as though free agency could resume, well, right away:
As we wait for the final details of the new CBA to be hammered out, here are three storylines to watch for Dave Dombrowski and the Philadelphia Phillies once the transactions freeze is lifted: