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MLB proposed a 20-round international draft last July that included $190 million in total spending on players with hard slots for each pick. That was an increase from the $166 million clubs spent ...

The MLB Players' Association rejected Major League Baseball's final offer for an international draft Monday, a move that maintains current conditions for both unsigned free agents in Latin America ...

Or the elimination of direct draft pick compensation now to get a deal done, and players would have until Nov. 15, 2022, to agree to an international draft starting 2024.

The international draft proposal includes hard slots that could not be negotiated by individuals. MLB estimates $17 million in additional spending for the drafted international players above the ...

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MLB proposed last July 28 that a 2024 international draft include spending of $181 million for the top 600 players and $190 million in total, up from $166 million in the 2021 signing period.

MLB proposed a maximum signing bonus of $20,000 for draft-eligible players who were not selected in the draft. The players proposed $40,000. MLB proposed that the first overall pick in the draft ...

MLB, which canceled the first week of games already, told players that without a deal by Tuesday, it would cancel a second week. Following 17 hours of talks that ended early Wednesday, the league ...

MLB has pushed for a similar international amateur draft, saying part of its rationale was to combat illicit agreements made before players are age eligible — either 16 or 15 if the player turns ...

MLB estimates $17 million in additional spending for the drafted international players above the $166.3 million spent by the 30 teams in 2021, plus an additional $6 million on non-drafted players ...