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Major League Baseball has caught a lot of flak in recent years for the way that the league operates from a financial perspective. For example, the lack of a salary cap has resulted in small-market teams struggling to keep up with the big-market teams that can spend and spend some more. The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed superstars at a historic rate in recent years, so it isn't much of a surprise that they've won back-to-back World Series titles.
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According to Bob Nightengale , the MLBPA has proposed some changes in regards to contracts and free agency. While the inclusion of a salary cap isn't on the table yet, there is a plan to increase the minimum salary. The proposal would increase the minimum salary from $780,000 to $1.5 million. Furthermore, it has been proposed to reduce free agent eligibility from happening after six years of service time to five years.
These proposals were the first submitted by the MLBPA in collective bargaining agreement negotiations. The current CBA, which was signed in March of 2022 after a 99-day lockout, will expire on Dec. 1. MLB is expected to send a counter offer to the MLBPA's proposal on May 28.
The MLBPA's proposal didn't prioritize drastic measures aimed at addressing economic disparity between small and large market teams but instead focused on revenue sharing. The proposal also aims to limit tanking by expanding the draft lottery and adding a competitive-integrity tax for teams below $150 million in salary.
Fans are hoping for change come the CBA deadline, and next up will be seeing how MLB counters the MLBPA.
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