Huge news from Jeff Passan: the players and the MLB would have agreed on the terms of an agreement for the file of the international draft.
Basically, the two parties will have until July 25 to agree on the subject of an international draft as early as 2024. If there is no agreement, the qualifying offer remains in place for free agents. . If there is agreement, it is the end of the qualifying offer.
MLB and the MLBPA agreed that they have until July 25 to reach a deal on an international draft that would start in 2024, a source tells ESPN. If a deal is reached, the qualifying offer will vanish. If no deal, the QO will return and the international system will remain the same.
—Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) March 10, 2022
It’s the best solution. This way, everyone can start negotiating the other aspects of the collective agreement in order to get back to the game quickly.
There, the players await the rest of the owners’ agreement.
From Union source, the PA awaits a counter from the league to its global proposals made at 1:00 yesterday.
— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) March 10, 2022
Details to come…
