One of the major stumbling blocks yesterday seemed to be this concept of an International Draft and it seems that the two sides have come to an agreement. According to sources, the two sides have reached an agreement on the International Draft.
According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan (Twitter thread) the two parties have set a July 25 deadline to determine the specifics of an international draft that would go into effect beginning in 2024. If a deal on the draft is reached by that point, the qualifying offer system and the associated draft-pick compensation will be eliminated. If the two sides do not reach a deal on the draft, the qualifying offer system will remain in place and the current international amateur free-agent structure will remain in place.
The MLBPA’s final proposal to the league included a similar provision to the one agreed upon today, with a Nov. 15 deadline to agree to the draft instead of the newly proposed July 25 deadline.
Will this lead to a further agreement? Only time will tell... More to come...
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