MLB proposes limiting free agent signings to a few weeks in December and then from February on
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball proposed limiting free-agent signings to several weeks in December and then from early February on each offseason along with a trade ban during the gap in-between, a plan aimed at creating more of an offseason transaction flurry similar to those in the NFL and NBA. The plan offered to the players' association Thursday is contingent on adoption of the salary cap system MLB proposed in May, which the union has vowed never to accept. "A cap-and-floor system would unlock additional opportunities to improve the game for players and fans, creating ...