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MLB labor deal bonus pool if they were at
least 23 and played in a
professional league for at
Continued from Page 17 least five seasons. Because
The Dodgers’ luxury-tax eliminates deals such as of that, Lourdes Gourriel
payroll this year was about Yoan Moncada’s $31.5 waited until after his 23rd
$256 million, down from million signing bonus with birthday last month to fi-
a record $297 million last Boston in 2015. The sign- nalize a $22 million, seven-
year, leaving them on ing pool limit will be $4.75 year contract with Toronto.
track to owe a tax of ap- million for the signing pe- Under the new deal, the
proximately $34 million — a riod that begins July 2. The age is raised to 25 — which
50 percent rate assesses pool rises to $5.25 million would reduce the amount
on the amount over the for teams with competi- spent on Cubans who are
threshold. tive balance round A draft younger.
If the new rules were fully im- picks and $5.75 million for Oakland has been a spe-
plemented this year, they clubs with round B selec- cial case when it comes
would pay $41,825,000: a tions. to baseball’s revenue-
base tax of $30.5 million Eight teams have spent sharing plan. The old col-
(50 percent of the amount more than $4.75 million in lective bargaining agree-
above $195 million), a sur- the current signing season, ment disqualified teams in
tax of $2.4 million (12 per- led by San Diego at $34.6 the 15 largest markets from
cent of the $20 million-$40 million (plus a $31.3 million receiving revenue sharing Yoenis Cespedes smiles while taking questions during a news
million amount over the tax) and Atlanta at $15.6 funds but also stated the conference announcing his new $110 million, four-year con-
threshold) and a second million (plus an $11.1 million A’s will remain eligible as tract with the Mets at Citi Field on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016,
surtax of $8,925,000 (42.5 tax). Because of the new long as their ballpark situ- in New York. Associated Press
percent of the amount limits, teams that had ten- ation was unresolved. The
above $40 million). tative deals in place with new deal cuts the team’s
However, the new rules 15-year-old Latin players revenue share receipts found their markets limited can receive a qualifying of-
transition in next year and that were set to be final- to 75 percent next year, last offseason after turn- fer only once in his career.
don’t have a full impact ized next summer could be 50 percent in 2018 and ing down qualifying offers. Depending on whether it
until 2018. forced to back out. 25 percent in 2019 before Clubs did not want to lose receives revenue sharing
While management failed Players who left Cuba eliminating it entirely. their first-round draft pick or pays luxury tax, a team
to gain the international also are impacted by the Draft pick compensation and the union said rem- would lose its third-highest
draft it wanted, players did changes. Under the old is another change. Free edying that situation was a pick, its second- and fifth-
agree to a hard cap on in- rules, Cubans didn’t count agents such as Dexter high priority. highest selections or its sec-
ternational signings, which against a team’s signing Fowler and Daniel Murphy Going forward, a player ond-highest pick.q

AP source: Smokeless to-

bacco banned for new

major leaguers

RONALD BLUM not apply to any player
AP Sports Writers who already has at least
IRVING, Texas (AP) — A one day of major league
person familiar with the service. In addition, several
negotiations says Ma- cities have banned the use
jor League Baseball and of smokeless tobacco in
its players’ union agreed ballparks, including Bos-
to ban smokeless tobac- ton; Chicago; Los Angeles;
co for all new big leaguers. New York; San Francisco;
The person spoke on and Washington, D.C. The
condition of anonymity Milwaukee City Council
Wednesday night because approved a ban last week.
the ban is among the de- In the minor leagues, where
tails of the sport’s new col- players are not unionized,
In this Sept. 5, 2015, file photo, New York Mets players hold tobacco products during batting prac- lective bargaining agree- smokeless tobacco has
tice before the team’s baseball game against the Miami Marlins in Miami.
Associated Press ment that have not been been banned since 1993.
announced. The ban does q