MLB Proposes Radical Compression of Free-Agency Window
A new CBA proposal would funnel nearly all free-agent signings into a three-week period in December, with hard freezes on deals outside that window.
MLB submitted a proposal to dramatically restructure the offseason transaction calendar. Under the plan, free agency would open when the Winter Meetings begin in early December and close on Dec. 21. A dead period before the Winter Meetings would allow negotiations but no signings, while trades would still be permitted. From Dec. 21 through the first Monday in February, both free-agent signings and trades would be prohibited, after which activity could resume normally.
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Royals Call Up LHP Anthony Gose from Triple-A Omaha
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