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The current CBA expires on December 1. If a new CBA is not negotiated and agreed upon by that date, the sport will shutdown until a new CBA is reached.
As of today, here are the current MLB off-season deadlines:
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November 3: The beginning of a five-day period where teams and players must decide whether to exercise or decline contract options and opt-out clauses for the 2022 season. Eligible free agents cannot sign with anyone but their current team for five more days.
November 7, 4:00 pm CST: The deadline for teams to issue qualifying offers (one-year, $18.4MM contracts) to eligible free agents.
November 8: Free agency officially opens. Link to 2021-22 FA's: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/11/2021-22-mlb-free-agents.html
Headliners:
Freddie Freeman
Kyle Schwarber
Carlos Correa
Cory Seager
Kyle Seager
Trevor Story
Marcus Semien
Kris Bryant
Joc Pederson
Jorge Soler
Trevor Bauer
Clayton Kershaw
Robbie Ray
Carlos Rodon
Noah Syndergaard
Justin Verlander
Craig Kimbrell
November 8-11: General managers’ meetings, hosted in Carlsbad, California.
November 17: Deadline for players tagged with a qualifying offer to accept or reject the QO.
November 19: Deadline for teams to add players to the 40-man roster to keep them from selection in the Rule 5 draft.
December 1, 11:59 pm: Expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement. If MLB and the MLBPA do not agree on a new CBA by then, the league may institute a lockout that freezes teams’ ability to make transactions until negotiations are resolved.
December 2: The deadline for teams to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players.
December 6-9: Winter meetings scheduled to take place in Orlando, Florida.
December 8: Rule 5 draft.
December 15: Conclusion of the 2020-21 international amateur signing period. Typically scheduled to run from July through June, the 2020-21 and 2021-22 international signing periods were delayed to run from January through December as part of MLB’s COVID-19 rules changes.
January 14, 2022: Date for teams and arbitration-eligible players to exchange filing figures. Teams and players are still free to settle and avoid arbitration after this date, although many clubs elect to proceed with a “file-and-trial” strategy — essentially deciding to proceed to a hearing with any players with whom a settlement is not reached by then.
January 15, 2022: The scheduled start of the 2021-22 international amateur signing period. The 2021-22 period is scheduled to run through December 15, 2022.
February 26, 2022: First games of Spring Training.
March 31, 2022: Opening Day.
As of today, here are the current MLB off-season deadlines:
:
November 3: The beginning of a five-day period where teams and players must decide whether to exercise or decline contract options and opt-out clauses for the 2022 season. Eligible free agents cannot sign with anyone but their current team for five more days.
November 7, 4:00 pm CST: The deadline for teams to issue qualifying offers (one-year, $18.4MM contracts) to eligible free agents.
November 8: Free agency officially opens. Link to 2021-22 FA's: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/11/2021-22-mlb-free-agents.html
Headliners:
Freddie Freeman
Kyle Schwarber
Carlos Correa
Cory Seager
Kyle Seager
Trevor Story
Marcus Semien
Kris Bryant
Joc Pederson
Jorge Soler
Trevor Bauer
Clayton Kershaw
Robbie Ray
Carlos Rodon
Noah Syndergaard
Justin Verlander
Craig Kimbrell
November 8-11: General managers’ meetings, hosted in Carlsbad, California.
November 17: Deadline for players tagged with a qualifying offer to accept or reject the QO.
November 19: Deadline for teams to add players to the 40-man roster to keep them from selection in the Rule 5 draft.
December 1, 11:59 pm: Expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement. If MLB and the MLBPA do not agree on a new CBA by then, the league may institute a lockout that freezes teams’ ability to make transactions until negotiations are resolved.
December 2: The deadline for teams to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players.
December 6-9: Winter meetings scheduled to take place in Orlando, Florida.
December 8: Rule 5 draft.
December 15: Conclusion of the 2020-21 international amateur signing period. Typically scheduled to run from July through June, the 2020-21 and 2021-22 international signing periods were delayed to run from January through December as part of MLB’s COVID-19 rules changes.
January 14, 2022: Date for teams and arbitration-eligible players to exchange filing figures. Teams and players are still free to settle and avoid arbitration after this date, although many clubs elect to proceed with a “file-and-trial” strategy — essentially deciding to proceed to a hearing with any players with whom a settlement is not reached by then.
January 15, 2022: The scheduled start of the 2021-22 international amateur signing period. The 2021-22 period is scheduled to run through December 15, 2022.
February 26, 2022: First games of Spring Training.
March 31, 2022: Opening Day.