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Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Inside MLB's New 5-Year Labor Agreement — Here are the details of the new 5-year labor deal just announced by MLB and the MLBPA: — I.. TERM — a. Five-year contract — b. December 1, 2016 termination date — II.. SCHEDULING,, REALIGNMENT,, AND POSTSEASON PLAY — a.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Highlights From The New CBA — The effects of Major League Baseball's new collective bargaining agreement can't be described within one post, even one as long as this. It will take a while for teams and players to adjust to the game's new conditions, but here's an early look at ten highlights from the CBA (in no particular order):
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Baseball America:
New Labor Deal Features Major Draft Changes — After years of talking about it, baseball is trying some new ideas — The major headline from the five-year renewal of baseball's labor agreement is that the sport is now assured of 21 straight years without a strike or lockout …
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Jim Callis / Baseball America:
Draft Cap May Not Be So Harsh — When Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association announced a new five-year Collective Bargaining Agreement today, including several changes to the draft, reaction from club executives and player agents was as swift as a Justin Verlander fastball.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
CBA Details: Luxury Tax, Draft, HGH, Replay — Baseball players and owners announced today that they've agreed to terms on a five-year collective bargaining agreement that assures MLB of two decades of labor peace. MLB.com offers a detailed look at the CBA. Here are some highlights:
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The New CBA: Realignment, Playoffs, Minimum Salaries, Draft Spending, Luxury Tax, Super Twos …
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
A few details from the new CBA
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Scott Boras says new draft rules will ‘hurt all of baseball’ — Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and players association head Michael Weiner struck congratulatory and conciliatory tones at a Tuesday news conference announcing a new collective bargaining agreement.
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Sports Illustrated:
New CBA extends period of peace but isn't without drawbacks … The term “golden age of baseball” has been used so often as to have wrung most meaning out of it, at least when prescribed to a fixed era of the game. In truth the golden age of baseball is a floating concept.
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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
MLB, union announce five-year labor deal
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Rob Neyer / Baseball Nation:
The Zen Master And Amateur Baseball Players — Wow. Five more years of labor peace ensured, zero public rancor between the owners and the players, and yet all anyone's talking about in the TwitterBlogoSphere is how terrible the new Collective Bargaining Agreement is.
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Clark Spencer / Fish Bytes:
C.J. Wilson to visit Marlins — C.J. Wilson is making the rounds, and one of his East Coast stops will include a post-Thanksgiving visit to South Florida to meet with the Marlins, who seem to be throwing out the welcome mat for every available free agent. The Marlins met with Wilson's agent …
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Susan Slusser / Oakland Athletics:
A's aren't sending Andrew Bailey, Gio Gonzalez anywhere - right now
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Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Marlins, Padres Swap John Baker For Wade LeBlanc — The Marlins have traded catcher John Baker to the Padres for left-hander Wade LeBlanc, according to a press release from the Padres. — Baker, 31 in January, was mentioned as a non-tender candidate by Tim Dierkes last week.
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Alex Speier / Full Count:
Red Sox never made offer to closer Joe Nathan — Joe Nathan agreed to a deal with the Rangers on Monday. (AP) — According to a major league source, the Red Sox talked to former Twins closer Joe Nathan but never made an offer to the right-hander before he agreed to a two-year …
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Jeff Wilson / Boston Herald:
Signing All-Star closer sets Rangers in motion
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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Braun over Brains — Ryan Braun wins the NL MVP vote, as my post from this morning noted that Matt Kemp might not get his due, and voters placed more emphasis on being on a winning team. Braun received 20 first place votes and 12 second place votes, with Kemp going 10-16-6 as the consensus second place pick.
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Al Yellon / Baseball Nation:
At Last, MLB Expands Replay Review — ALMOST Far Enough — All baseball fans should give credit to MLB and MLBPA negotiators, who have agreed on a new collective bargaining agreement that extends labor peace for five more years. By the end of this deal, there will be 21 consecutive years without a labor stoppage in baseball.
