According to sources, MLB on Sunday submitted a final offer for the international draft.
The amount of money guaranteed to the top 600 international players went from $181 million to $191 million. The two sides are very far apart and the chances of a deal are not good.
It's not clear if the union will take MLB's latest offer seriously enough to submit it to a vote among its player leadership.
When the collective bargaining agreement was signed in March, MLB remained at $181 million and both sides agreed to wait until July 25 to make a decision on an international draft. On July 8th, the MLBPA asked for $260 million. There was a reaction to MLB not budging on $181 million a week earlier.
The qualifying-offer system, whereby teams lose draft picks as compensation for signing certain mid- to upper-tier free agents, would be abolished if the international draft is agreed to. The current qualification-offer system and international market would not change if there is no agreement.
MLB is against slots being used as minimums and the MLBPA is against slots being used as maximums. The league didn't agree on a proposal that would have increased bonus pools if the number of international signings dropped.
There is a chance that both sides could agree on an extension.
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