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MLB, players reach deal on new labor agreement

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2016/11/mlb_new_collective_bargaining.html#incart_river_index
MLB, players reach deal on new labor agreement.
Mlive

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/m...-agreement-lockout-union-luxury-tax/94701920/
Major League Baseball, union agree on new collective bargaining agreement.
Freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...ayers-owners-have-verbal-labor-deal/94705082/
MLB players, owners have verbal labor deal.
Detnews

http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/article/209969472/mlb-owners-players-agree-to-new-labor-deal/
Peace & glove: Owners, players reach CBA deal.
Tigers official site

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/7417714/v1214401783/live-owners-mlbpa-reportedly-reach-new-cba
Webvideo LIVE: MLBN on reported new CBA. idk how long this will be up as it is live.
MLB Network discusses reports of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement reached by the MLBPA and team owners.

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...union-reach-tentative-deal-new-labor-contract
MLB owners, players' union reach agreement on new 5-year labor contract.
espn

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/11/mlb-mlbpa-agree-to-new-collective-bargaining-agreement.html
MLB, MLBPA Agree To New Collective Bargaining Agreement.
MLBTradeRumors

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2016/12/mlbs_labor_agreement_key_point.html#incart_river_index
MLB's labor agreement: Key points of new CBA.
Mlive

Until Monday it appeared the one major sticking point was the international draft, although owners backed down on the issue that Latin American players passionately opposed.
Reporter Jon Heyman said the new deal has no draft, but includes a per-team limit of $5-6 million on international signings.

MLB Network's Jon Morosi said teams would no longer forfeit a first-round pick to sign a free agent.
Reporter Ken Rosenthal tweeted that the details of the compensation format in the new agreement are "still being discussed."

The last obstacle was agreeing to a new luxury tax payroll threshold, with penalties that remain the same unless teams grossly exceed the limit.
The tax will start with payrolls exceeding $195 million in 2017, up from $189 million this year, increase to $197 million in 2018; $206 million in 2019; $208 million in 2020 and $210 million in 2021.
It still leaves the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers over the limit in 2017.

Although earlier reports suggested that players and owners largely agreed on a proposal to expand roster size to 26 players, the New York Post reported that the provision did not make the final document.
Nor did a proposal to alter roster rules for September call-ups.

The idea of reducing the schedule, which was kicked around during the summer, never appeared to get off the ground.

There would be changes to baseball's revenue-sharing formula, which would affect both payers and recipients. Details of those changes remain unknown.

The sides have discussed numerous changes to the June amateur draft. Those changes could include everything from a revamped slotting system to trading picks. Details have yet to emerge.

It is expected that tougher penalties will be imposed on players who violate baseball's Joint Drug Agreement. A number of players have spoken publicly about the need for longer suspensions for those who test positive for performance-enhancing drugs.

Changes also are likely in baseball's domestic violence policy. Details have yet to emerge.

The agreement also would address numerous other issues, from service-time rules to expansion, from replay to pace of game and from meal money to ways to discourage tanking.
However, it might be as long as several weeks until all of those changes will be known publicly.
 
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http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2016/12/01/mlb-all-star-game-world-series/94722148/
MLB All-Star Game will no longer decide World Series home-field.
Freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...ermines-series-home-field-advantage/94718556/
All-Star Game no longer determines Series home-field advantage.
Detnews

The league that wins baseball?s All-Star Game no longer will get home-field advantage in the World Series, which instead will go to the pennant winner with the better regular-season record.

In addition, players and management agreed the minimum stay on the disabled list will be reduced from 15 days to 10.
 
The one thing I don't like about is more luxury tax. It'll keep going up, in 5 years 210m. Means higher priced players and higher ticket prices, higher merchandise etc.. I'm already starting to wane on the NFL and now this.. The new CBA sucks for the fans.
 
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