Overview
- The union, which presented its draft package Tuesday, proposed adding college sophomores to eligibility, returning the draft to June and keeping a 20‑round format.
- The MLBPA asked that slot values continue to rise with industry revenue through 2027 and that teams retain the ability to negotiate signing bonuses instead of accepting fixed slots.
- The proposal would ease penalties for exceeding signing bonus pools, give targeted $1–2 million pool boosts to revenue‑sharing recipient clubs and let some teams sign select draftees to major‑league contracts.
- Players agreed to a limited window for trading picks but proposed only the first 10 rounds be tradable and set rules to prevent teams from hoarding early selections.
- Owners still favor cutting eligibility and reducing rounds and have pushed for a hard salary cap since May, the standoff means a management lockout is likely when the CBA expires on Dec. 1 and could disrupt the offseason and start of spring training.