- MLB wants to confine free-agent signings to short windows in December and again in early February, with a trade ban between them to create an offseason “frenzy” like the NFL/NBA.
- The proposal is conditional on adopting the salary cap MLB pushed in May — a plan the players’ union has already vowed to never accept.
- Other changes include reducing in-season minor-league options from five to four, adding weekly rosters, and allowing 14 pitchers (instead of 13) on the 26-man roster through Aug. 31.
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