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Originally Posted by jd1020
They were offered 2 years to think about it and get the details worked out while simultaneously giving them the elimination of the QO they wanted to keep. They said no. MLB said **** you and canceled more games. Then the MLBPA came back with some shit about a world draft and 1 year to work it out. They obviously arent that concerned about a draft for international players if they come back with a worse offer and less time to figure out the details.
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The international draft has been discussed in collective bargaining going back to the 1990s, so it's definitely not a secret. Owners have been proposing it in all of their offers. That's true.
I think the MLBPA did a poor job of communicating this to its constituents, especially the Latin players. Once the Latin players got wind of it, the union was stuck in the mud.
On the flip side, the small market owners agreed to up go in CBT and arbitration pool with the knowledge that they would be getting an international draft. Now that the MLBPA has soured on it, they're having cold feet about going through with this deal.