March 10, 2022

Punting the Draft

MLB and the MLBPA kicked the International Draft down the road so they can get back to the economic issues of the CBA.

Under the deal reached Thursday, if a negotiated agreement on a draft is reached by July 25, direct amateur draft-pick compensation would be removed for free agents starting with the 2022-23 offseason.

If the sides do not reach an agreement by July 25, direct amateur-draft pick compensation would remain in place.

ESPN.com

So the owners get what they wanted, linking the draft to free agent compensation. So if the players say yes to the draft, they are putting the interest of the free agents ahead of the interest of the amateurs.

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