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New CBA could impact Royals through qualifying offer
- Updated: December 2, 2016
KANSAS CITY — There is speculation around baseball that the Royals, because of their massive potential free-agent class after the 2017 season, could be one of the teams most affected by the new Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Under the new CBA, teams losing a free agent who has been presented a qualifying offer are no longer guaranteed a compensatory first-round pick.
If a team under the luxury-tax threshold, such as the Royals, loses a player it gave a qualifying offer to, and the player signs a contract for less than $50 million, the team will receive a Draft pick at the end of the second round. If the player signs for $50 million-plus, and the team is one of the 15 in the smallest markets, only then would the team receive a pick at the end of the first round.
This could become significant for the Royals, who could lose players such as first baseman Eric Hosmer, third baseman Mike Moustakas, closer Wade Davis, left-hander Danny Duffy and outfielder Lorenzo Cain, all of whom could sign elsewhere for long-term deals of $50 million or more. Other potential free agents, such as shortstop Alcides Escobar, likely would sign for long-term deals for less than $50 million.
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