October 24, 2006
More on the CBA
The Cub Reporter looks at the new CBA, and both he and I are confused by this:
After Major League players file for free agency in the one-week period that begins at midnight the day after the World Series, all subsequent deadline dates are eliminated: Dec. 7 (for club to offer arbitration), Dec. 19 (for players to accept), Jan. 8 (last day the old club could re-sign its own free agent) and May 1 (first day a club's former player could re-sign with its former club if he went past Jan. 8 date). Also, the tender date for clubs to offer contracts to all players has been moved up from Dec. 20 to Dec. 12. And players traded in the middle of a multi-year contract can no longer demand a trade.
I take this to mean that the whole free agent arbitration deal is dead. I always thought it was a stupid rule. If you're a free agent, you should be able to negotiate with any team, including your former team. Can anyone shed more light on this paragraph?
Posted by David Pinto at
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No, that isn't what it means. The new dates for offering and accepting arbitration are December 1 and 7, respectively.
However, if arby is not offered or is offered but not accepted, then the two sides can still negotiate. And, in that case, the player can negotiate with the other 29 teams, too.
May have spoken too soon. Seems that arby may have survived only for Super Two, three, four and five year players, but not for free agents. Am verifying that and will post another correction if that is not the case.
Clearly the BA story conflicts with what I was told by the MLB.com writer who posted their story. At this point, I am unsure as to whether FA arbitration has been eliminated or not. Sorry for fostering any confusion.
