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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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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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Paul White / USA Today:
What's new in baseball's new labor deal? — The negotiating path to baseball's new labor deal might have been the smoothest ever between the once-contentious sides. But it's full of significant changes for fans. — Realignment, expanded playoffs, more replay, testing …
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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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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
CBA Details: Luxury Tax, Draft, HGH, Replay
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
A few details from the new CBA
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Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
Let's not call the new collective bargaining agreement a success just yet
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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
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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
MLB, union announce five-year labor deal
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Bill Plaschke / Los Angeles Times:
Writers strike out not choosing Matt Kemp as MVP — Dodgers outfielder should have been the National League winner instead of Milwaukee's Ryan Braun, whom voters apparently favored because the Brewers won the Central Division. — He didn't play for a division champion …
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Max Marchi / Hardball Times:
The 2011 Yogi Berra Award — Awards are presented in November, and for the third time, The Hardball Times is going to name the Yogi Berra Award winner. — The great Yankee catcher used to swing at everything, and when asked about his habit of swinging at bad pitches …
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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Barbara Barker / Newsday:
Mariano Rivera may need surgery on vocal cords — NEW ROCHELLE — Mariano Rivera may have the right arm of a 30-year-old. His vocal cords, however, are another story. — A raspy-voiced Rivera revealed Tuesday at a charity event at his restaurant here that he might need surgery to repair his vocal cords.
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Andrew Keh / New York Times:
Torre Getting Feelers From Groups Interested in Dodgers — Is Joe Torre interested in joining a group that would buy the Los Angeles Dodgers? — It is a tantalizing thought as potential buyers line up to acquire the team from Frank McCourt out of federal bankruptcy court …
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MLB.com:
Red Sox announce personnel moves in Baseball Operations — BOSTON, MA — The Boston Red Sox today announced a series of personnel moves in the organization's baseball operations department. — The announcements were made by Executive Vice President/General Manager Ben Cherington.
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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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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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