Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated said the agreement had no major structural changes from the last agreement, but some details needed finished.
New CBA is agreed upon. Hear luxury tax threshold is going to start at about $195M rise to $210M-$215M over life of 5-yr deal, sources say
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) December 1, 2016
Hear new CBA will have 60-70 pct penalty for those extremely over threshold, about $250M payrolls or greater. Currently highest is 50 pct
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) December 1, 2016
Hear in the new CBA there will be NO 26th roster spot. The current conditions with 25 and expanded rosters in Sept stays.
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) December 1, 2016
Second person confirmed that the luxury tax threshold maxes out at $210M in final year of 5-yr CBA deal
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) December 1, 2016
So after all talk about 26th man and international draft, neither will be part of this new CBA.
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) December 1, 2016
The last baseball work stoppage was in 1994. It lasted through the winter resulted in the World Series being canceled. Coming off a record and historic World Series, the league and union wanted to avoid a work stoppage at all costs.
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