It’s here! The first set of parameters for a new Major League Baseball Collective Bargaining Agreement, the current installment of which expires December 1. This set of parameters comes by way of the MLB Players Association:
The MLBPA made its first proposal to MLB today in collective bargaining. Among the topline issues:– A "competitive-integrity tax" for any team that does not spend $150M– Increase minimum salary from $780,000 to $1.5M– Increase in base CBT threshold from $244M to $300M
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) May 27, 2026– Teams that do not spend revenue-sharing dollars cannot collect money. Teams that receive revenue sharing and win receive bonuses.– Pre-arb bonus pool increases from $50M to $180M– Minimum tender in arbitration of $3M – Arbitration super 2s jump from 22% of players to 44%
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) May 27, 2026The MLBPA’s opening proposal today pic.twitter.com/ZpZ4oabDt9
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) May 27, 2026News: The MLBPA today proposed a minimum salary of $1.5 million starting in 2027 in their opening economic proposal to owners, along with significant increases to revenue sharing. Some players would reach free agency after 5 years rather than 6Next, the owners propose tomorrow pic.twitter.com/i5WMNTo1JO
— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) May 27, 2026This is only the opening, and it’s only a snippet (from one side, characterized by one side). The owners will, at some point, respond to these proposals by ripping them apart. It’s the nature of the beast. But it lays the foundation from which discussions will continue, and I love that it’s happening before June. A lockout at the end of the CBA in December is still a near certainty, but I’ll take any progress I can get before that.
Some thoughts …
The biggest ask for the players when it comes to the CBA would be shrinking the amount of time needed to reach free agency. You’ll see that it is in there, but it’s got a pretty significant carve out. It’s down from six years to five years only for players who’ve reached age 30. That’s very good! But it’s not as much as the players could seek if the owners want a salary cap. Speaking of which, the players propose moving the initial luxury tax line waaaaay up to $300 million (an opening salvo knowing that the owners are going to propose a cap?), and they also effectively propose a reverse luxury tax at $150 million (again, is that a nod to the owners being open to a floor if it comes with a cap? are the players trying to start both of those numbers high?). Smaller-market clubs would have more money directed their way through various mechanisms, and they’d be urged by the rules, it seems, to spend that money on players. The devil is probably in the details on those changes to revenue-sharing, so it’s hard to comment without numbers. As for the other things attendant to revenue/market size, you can expect they will further aim to benefit smaller-market clubs, especially since the proposals that would nudge larger market clubs to spend even more money theoretically helps them. (Just prepare yourself now that we’re not going to love whatever happens with the rest of the NL Central. It’s going to involve some more gift-giving.) No more Qualifying Offer, and no more non-financial penalties tied to the luxury tax would be an enormous change. Both could/would dramatically increase spending on high-quality free agents. One thing to note about the minimum salary: as it goes up, so, too, do arbitration price tags. And as first year arbitration price tags go up, second years go up, and so forth. So, even setting aside the direct asks tied to arbitration, by asking to nearly double the MLB minimum, the players are effectively also asking to significantly increase arbitration-level payouts. Combine all of those things together and this proposal could generate massive additional payouts to players after two years of service time. Although I want all players to do well within the system, this kind of ask is really key for me. So few players actually ever reach six years of service time and free agency, which means the chance to make real money can come and go very quickly for the average player. Speaking of which: if something like this were to take shape in the new CBA (and, yes, some kinds of arbitration-level improvements are a virtual lock, even if not these exact ones), it’s all the more reason for the flurry of extensions over this past offseason. Arbitration price tags could be going way up.Hence then, the article about the players have made their first cba proposal to the owners and it s got some big asks was published today ( ) and is available on Bleacher Nation ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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