With the MLB collective-bargaining agreement set to expire Dec. 1, both the league and its players are trying to get ahead of a potential lock out. A day after the union leaked details of the first CBA proposal it sent to the league, it was the league’s turn to leak the details of its counter proposal to the players.
That proposal reportedly includes a hard salary cap and a salary floor, per ESPN’s Jesse Rogers.
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The proposal, if accepted, would reportedly go into effect beginning in 2027. It reportedly includes a salary floor of $171.2 million, meaning teams like the Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians and Miami Marlins, among others, would have to drastically increase payroll ahead of next season.
The proposed salary cap is reportedly $245.3 million, meaning teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees and others would have to cut payroll ahead of next year.
The league’s proposal also reportedly includes a 50-50 revenue split between the league and its players, per Rogers, who reported that the salary cap would increase based on league revenue.
This story will be updated.
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