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Atlanta Braves’ Morning Chop: Catching? Canada? CBA?

By Alan Carpenter

Feb 22, 2016; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves catchers Tyler Flowers (25) and A.J. Pierzynski stretch during spring training workouts at ESPN
Feb 22, 2016; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves catchers Tyler Flowers (25) and A.J. Pierzynski stretch during spring training workouts at ESPN /
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Jul 25, 2015; Cooperstown, NY, USA; Hall of Fame inductee Pedro Martinez (left) congratulates MLBPA Executive Director Tony Clark (right) after his speech as inductee John Smoltz (center) looks on during the Awards Presentation at National Baseball Hall of Fame. Mandatory Credit: Gregory J. Fisher-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 25, 2015; Cooperstown, NY, USA; Hall of Fame inductee Pedro Martinez (left) congratulates MLBPA Executive Director Tony Clark (right) after his speech as inductee John Smoltz (center) looks on during the Awards Presentation at National Baseball Hall of Fame. Mandatory Credit: Gregory J. Fisher-USA TODAY Sports /

Source: Hope emerging as MLB, MLBPA progress in CBA talks

BUSTER OLNEY / ESPN.COM SENIOR WRITER

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Progress has been made in labor talks as Major League Baseball and its players’ union are meeting Tuesday to discuss a new collective bargaining agreement, sources told ESPN’s Buster Olney.

With both sides inching closer to an accord, hope is emerging that a new labor deal will be put in place.

The last big hurdle for MLB and the union in CBA talks is the competitive balance tax, sources said. Commonly referred to as a luxury tax, it is used by sports leagues to penalize teams that spend past a certain threshold, thereby theoretically leveling the playing field between large-market and small-market teams.

[ Ed. Note:  Happily, multiple reports indicate that the owners’ desire for an International Draft have been scuttled.  This was going to be a deal-breaker for the players’ union and frankly just hadn’t been worked through – at least not nearly early enough for negotiations to have progressed to a point where both sides could be happy with the plans.

Next: The Curious Case of Mr. Rodriguez.

Ben Badler of BaseballAmerica has written extensively about this topic – and the pitfalls of the draft proposals. Fortunately, this divisive issue is not going to hold up an agreement. ]

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