MLB & MLBPA Agree To New CBA

We’re going to play ball this year, as MLB and the MLB Players Association have agreed on a new collective bargaining agreement to put the kibosh on the 99-day lockout.

The season—a full 162-game schedule—is set to begin on April 7, but free agency has already begun.

Here are some highlights from the new deal:

– Pre-arbitration bonus pool at $50 million;

– Minimum salary will start at $700,000 and increase to $720,000, 740,000, $760,000, $780,000

– The CBT will range from $230 million to $244 million;

– The draft lottery is at six picks; the amateur draft is 20 rounds;

– A universal designated hitter;

– A player can be optioned five times per year.

“I think we made an agreement when it was possible to make an agreement,” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said.

Article by Andrew Corselli