BASEBALL IS BACK! MLB, MLBPA reach new Collective Bargaining Agreement

After 99 grueling days of the MLB lockout, the sport we love is OFFICIALLY back! Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association finally agreed to a new deal on Thursday afternoon, ending the lockout and preserving a full 162-game season. Ben details the final agreement, including the fact that it wasn't unanimously approved by players. In fact, the executive subcommittee voted 8-0 against it, but player-union reps voted overwhelmingly for accepting MLB's offer. Highlights of the deal include a 9.5% raise to the first CBT threshold, a new $50 million pre-arbitration bonus pool, a 22.7% raise to the league minimum salary, a new draft lottery, anti-service time manipulation measures, and more. Now that an agreement is in place, the league is set to resume normal activities. Free agency is set to resume tonight after the owners officially vote to ratify the deal. Ben discusses the possible moves for the San Francisco Giants, including where things stand with Seiya Suzuki, Kris Bryant, Nick Castellanos, and others. Mandatory report date for Spring Training will be on Sunday, and Opening Day will be on April 7. Find and follow Locked On Giants on your favorite podcast platforms: 🎧 Apple Podcasts http://apple.co/3ycRK3U 🎧 Spotify http://spoti.fi/3Bak0pN 🎧 Google Play https://bit.ly/3D356mr 🎧 Overcast https://bit.ly/3wqZsbg 🎧 Megaphone https://bit.ly/3wGGcXD The best daily San Francisco Giants podcast. Whether the Giants are winning championships or retooling for another title run, Locked On Giants host Ben Kaspick—a lifelong Giants fan and former contributor for RotoGraphs and Beyond the Box Score—breaks down every game, rumor, and transaction in a way that's data-driven and rational but also simple, passionate, and accessible to all. Follow Ben Kaspick on Twitter, where he’ll be sharing the latest news about the San Francisco Giants and talking with fans. On Twitter:   / benkaspick   #SFGiants #FirstListen