#Collective Bargaining Agreement

For years, the NBA and NHL have set the top of their draft orders through a lottery system. And Major League Baseball is about to do the same. The new MLB collective bargaining agreement struck ahead of the 2022 campaign called for a draft lottery beginning in 2023. The change was made to discourage tanking, as finishing with one of the worst…

You are supposed to root for your team to win the championship. I get this. For those of us blessed to root for a great team, we want to see that greatness capped off with that sweet, sweet, very pointy championship trophy. For those of us who don't have that opportunity, well, it's even better to root for the underdog, is it not? The 2023 Kansas…

Rewind the clock three years and what you felt in those early days of Maple Leafs training camp was relief. Relief because the organization managed to get Mitch Marner's signature on a contract without a protracted and messy standoff. But relief, too, because they'd finally brought an end to a multi-year cycle of questions and speculation about the…

Tonight in Unpacks: 2022's list of the top 100 telecasts shows just how valuable sports programming is as networks struggle to attract viewers to scripted fare, with the NFL dominating the slate. Other headlines: NFL approves playoff scenarios as NFLPA execs chime in Hamlin crisis brought back difficult memories for veteran producers Winter Classic…

With the 2022 MLB All-Star festivities in the books, it's time for a quick round of bold predictions before the second half of the season gets underway on Thursday. What follows are 10 bold predictions for the remainder of the 2022 season, focusing mostly on individual players rather than teams since there will be plenty of postseason predictions…

LEEDS, England (AP) - Erling Haaland set a Premier League scoring record in Manchester City's 3-1 win over Leeds on Wednesday. At this pace, it won't be his last. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. SAN DIEGO - Prolific passer Philip…

The Philadelphia Phillies faithful are performing their annual ritual to improve on last summer's finish. Unfortunately, armchair GMs have no monetary limits plus endless prospects to pry loose a star from another franchise. But they want a stud for what they want to unload. Why would another club want the player you don't? Hint: They…

Following the completion of the World Cup, attention naturally turns to the upcoming international rugby league calendar. Unfortunately, despite years of promises, a regular calendar still hasn't come to fruition meaning that when Australia defeated Samoa in last month's men's final, we still didn't know when the next elite level games would…

The perception that Corey Seager rediscovered his pre-surgery form last year isn't entirely accurate. He was actually better than he was before. Which makes sense. Seager was just entering his physical prime. When the two-time All-Star celebrates his next birthday later this month, he will turn 27. Mookie Betts may be the face of the Dodgers…

After three straight winning seasons from 2017-2019, the Arizona Diamondbacks have been one of the worst teams in baseball in the last two seasons. Their 25-35 record in 2020 netted them the #6 pick in the 2021 draft, which they used on Jordan Lawlar, and they'll now have the #2 pick in the 2022 draft thanks to a 110 loss 2021 season. Needless to…

Throughout this past year the Boston Red Sox have expressed a desire to bring the MLB All-Star Game back to Fenway Park. The city last hosted 23 years ago in 1999, and since then nearly every other MLB club has hosted the game - a few more than once - while the historic stadium itself has been completely transformed through a series of extensive…

Thirty-three mostly uneventful days have passed on the Major League Baseball calendar since Ryan Pressly induced a Nick Castellanos popup to end the 2022 World Series. But as the baseball world descended on San Diego for the winter meetings this week, the transactions arrived in a flurry. So let's take stock of the first month of the offseason with…

It is the line everyone remembers from the 2013 Tom Hanks movie "Captain Phillips." Well, I have one thing to say to Rob Manfred: I am the commissioner now. After rubbing the magic lamp, the genie granted me one wish and I choose to become the commissioner of Major League Baseball. Why? Because while I love baseball, I think there are some things…

Major League Baseball held the first ever draft lottery on Tuesday night. The Cincinnati Reds entered the lottery with the 4th best odds of landing the top pick in the draft at 13.2%, trailing the Nationals, Athletics, and Pirates who all have a 16.5% chance of landing the #1 pick. The lottery has 18 teams in it, but only the first six picks are…

MLB completed their first draft lottery this evening. Per the new collective bargaining agreement, this marks the first year that the team with the worst record in the league did not automatically receive the first overall pick. Instead, all 18 teams that did not make the postseason were placed into a lottery to determine the first six picks in the…

SAN DIEGO - The Cincinnati Reds lost 100 games during the 2022 season, and they were handed another loss in Major League Baseball's inaugural draft lottery Tuesday. The Reds had the fourth-best odds to land the No. 1 overall pick, but they were jumped in the lottery by three teams. They own the No. 7 pick in next summer's MLB Draft. The Pittsburgh…

Tonight was the inaugural MLB Draft Lottery. As part of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, MLB instituted a Draft Lottery to discourage tanking for top picks. The top six picks were up for grabs and all non-playoff teams were eligible. Did the Milwaukee Brewers win a lottery selection? Because the Brewers had the best record among non-playoff…

The ping pong balls were not in the Cubs' favor. MLB held its inaugural draft lottery Tuesday night to determine the order for the first 18 picks in 2023, and the Cubs actually fell one spot. The Cubs, who had the 12th-best odds for the top selection, landed the No. 13 pick. MLB added the draft lottery in the new collective bargaining agreement to…

It's time for the first ever MLB draft lottery. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft will finally be awarded at MLB's inaugural draft lottery on Tuesday. The top overall draft selection had previously been given to the team that finished with the worst record. But the new collective bargaining agreement struck ahead of the 2022 campaign called…

Major League Baseball announced plans for the inaugural Draft Lottery, which will be held on Tuesday, December 6, from the Winter Meetings in San Diego, California. Exclusive coverage of the event will be provided by MLB Network. As part of the new collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the first six picks are being awarded to teams via the…

Will the ping pong balls bounce in the Cubs' favor? The odds are long. MLB is holding its inaugural draft lottery Tuesday at the Winter Meetings, a system that will determine which teams make the first six selections in the 2023 MLB Draft. Here's how it works and how the Cubs fit in: - The 18 non-playoff teams from 2022 have odds ranging from 0.2…

Will the ping pong balls bounce in the Cubs' favor? The odds are long. MLB is holding its inaugural draft lottery Tuesday at the Winter Meetings, a system that will determine which teams make the first six selections in the 2023 MLB Draft. Here's how it works and how the Cubs fit in: - The 18 non-playoff teams from 2022 have odds ranging from 0.2…

The first ever draft lottery for the MLB Draft will take place tonight at 8:30pm Eastern Time, 6:30pm MST. The lottery itself only covers the first six picks of the draft, with the next 12 based on reverse order standings of the teams remaining. In previous years, the draft was based solely on reverse order standings. Here are the odds for the No.…

The inaugural MLB Draft lottery will take place this Tuesday night during the Winter Meetings. This was one of the issues agreed upon in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The lottery is meant to discourage teams from prolonged tanking. So to let you know how this will work, the top 6 picks will be drawn at random. The 18 teams who did not…

It's time for the first ever MLB draft lottery. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft will finally be awarded at MLB's inaugural draft lottery on Tuesday. The top overall draft selection had previously been given to the team that finished with the worst record. But the new collective bargaining agreement struck ahead of the 2022 campaign called…

At 8:30 p.m. Eastern on Dec.6, MLB will conduct its first-ever draft lottery. While most eyes will be focused on the 18 non-playoff teams with chances at the No. 1 overall pick-headlined by the 16.5% odds each of the Nationals, Athletics and Pirates have-the new system has also shifted the fortunes of clubs picking at the back of the first…

Baseball fans will witness the first MLB Draft lottery in history on December 6. The order of the top 18 picks will be determined at the Winter Meetings in San Diego on Tuesday, with the Washington Nationals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Oakland Athletics sitting atop the board with the highest percentage to land the top pick of the…

The Oakland Athletics are soon expected to trade catcher Sean Murphy, and the Boston Red Sox are reportedly among the clubs in on the 28-year-old standout. According to MLB.com's Mark Feinsand, the Red Sox, Cardinals, Rays and Guardians are among the teams that have been connected to Murphy in recent weeks. Feinsand had previously reported the…

The first-ever MLB draft lottery will be held Tuesday and the Red Sox - as a result of their poor play in 2022 - actually have a slight chance to land the No. 1 overall pick in next year's draft. To combat tanking, MLB's latest collective bargaining agreement instituted a new draft lottery that will determine the top six picks in each year's draft.…

Little more than 14 months ago, before the final home game of the Orioles' disastrous 2021 season, executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias offered a direct assessment of how the organization would approach the offseason. "We're going to be very cognizant of who we are and where we are," Elias said then, "and I do think that the time…

It used to be that the worst team in baseball was guaranteed to draft first overall the next year. Though it is not always as immediately gratifying as taking first picks in other sports where the players reach the top level of the pros quicker, the first pick can still greatly impact the future of a franchise. But the Nationals, who finished…

Sorry, I have no news to break about any Orioles signings or trades. The club has remained quiet in the early goings of the MLB offseason, but then, so have most other teams. Only one notable signing occurred yesterday, with the Orioles' division rival Rays signing veteran righty Zach Eflin, formerly of the Phillies, to a three-year, $39 million…

The Mariners did not have to go far to fill the vacancy created when Justin Hollander was named general manager earlier this fall. On Wednesday, the team announced senior director of player development Andy McKay has been promoted to assistant general manager. McKay was Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto's first major hire after…

The 2022 Major League Baseball regular season and playoffs have come to a close and that means it's time for the 2022 World Series. Let's dive into the 2022 postseason schedule and the latest MLB playoffs bracket. Bookmark this page for updates on predictions, the schedule and the bracket for the 2022 MLB playoffs. Our projected 2022 MLB postseason…

We now have a collective bargaining agreement, the lockout is over, and the hot stove is going to be blazing hot through the weekend. With Grapefruit League games scheduled to begin on March 18th, players have only a few days to sign a deal, find places to live, get cleared to enter the country, and report to camp in time to get some workouts in…

With RLWC2021 done and dusted, League Express reporter STEPHEN IBBETSON considers the potential legacy of the men's, women's and wheelchair tournaments. MEN If the World Cup has achieved one thing, it is to reinforce that international Rugby League is the best way to grow the game to new supporters and new markets. IMG said as much when they…

NEW YORK - Commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday afternoon he was "absolutely confident" that the Mets and Yankees were above board in their communications about Aaron Judge. The Athletic reported on Wednesday night that the Players Association reached out to MLB following a Nov. 3 story on SNY, the Mets television network's website, that said the…

The 2023 MLB Draft will be the first one in the history of the sport to decide a few spots via the lottery. After the new 2022-2026 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) was negotiated, it was determined that the first six selections will be set via the lottery. The picks belonging to the remaining lottery participants (18 teams will participate in…

Bo Jackson: MLB has brighter future than the NFLLegendary two-sport athlete Bo Jackson recently told Sports Seriously why he thinks baseball has a brighter future than football. LAS VEGAS - There were no free-agent signings, and only a couple of small trades, but when the Major League Baseball General Manager meetings ended in Las Vegas on…

Once general managers arrived in Las Vegas this week for their annual meetings, Major League Baseball set some odds for its first-ever amateur draft lottery. MLB announced on Monday that the lottery will take place on December 6 at the Winter Meetings in San Diego. Here's a quick breakdown of what you need to know: The order of the first six picks…

ROCHDALE - 'Snackable content' is one of the dumbest marketing buzzwords in the world, but it's one that the NRL marketing department will know well. It's the term for the memeability of small clips, the instantly viral video that wings around the world within seconds of something happening. Entire sports are set up to create snackable content, and…

The first-ever MLB Draft Lottery is set for Dec. 6 at the Winter Meetings in San Diego, the league announced Monday. Here's what you need to know: The order of the first six selections in the 2023 MLB Draft will be decided at the lottery, which pulls from the pool of 18 teams who did not make the 2022 postseason. The remaining 12 teams who do not…

LAS VEGAS - In one month, the Cincinnati Reds will have a part of their rebuild determined through chance. Major League Baseball announced its inaugural draft lottery will be conducted during the Winter Meetings on Dec. 6, which will be televised on MLB Network. The top six picks in the 2023 MLB Draft will be determined through lottery from the 18…

Major League Baseball on Monday announced its plans for the inaugural MLB Draft Lottery set to take place on Dec. 6. The lottery was implemented as part of the 2022 collective-bargaining agreement to discourage clubs from tanking. Previously, the first overall pick would be given to the team with the worst record. Going forward, the order of the…

For years the NBA and NHL have decided who gets the No. 1 overall pick in the draft through a lottery, and Major League Baseball will do the same in 2023. The change in the draft system was instituted in the 2022 collective-bargaining agreement. It was made to discourage clubs from tanking. In previous years, the Nationals would have been…

The MLB postseason is in full swing after an exciting opening weekend. The AL Wild Card Series included two sweeps, but the games didn't lack excitement. On one side, the Mariners defeated the Blue Jays after overcoming an 8-1 deficit on the road. In the other series, it took 15 innings for the Guardians to eliminate the Rays. There are just four…

ST. LOUIS - It was a season where teams were either really, really good, or were really, really bad. There were four 100-victory teams this season, tying a major-league record. There were four 100-loss teams, also tying a major-league record. The expanded postseason took the drama of races, but if not for the third wild-card spot, the Philadelphia…

2023 MLB Draft Lottery odds, how it works originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago For years, the NBA and NHL have set the top of their draft orders through a lottery system. And Major League Baseball is about to do the same. The new MLB collective bargaining agreement struck ahead of the 2022 campaign called for a draft lottery beginning in 2023.…

The Pittsburgh Pirates have drafted within the top 5 each of the last two seasons in the MLB draft after finishing with the league's worst record in 2020 and the 4th worst record in 2021. This season is no different as far as the Pirate record goes, however, a top-5 pick will not be as easily given to the team in the 2023 draft. Due to the new…

Toronto Maple Leafs fans have a few reasons to be nervous over the future of Auston Matthews, and that's just one of the things they have to worry about. The team hasn't won a playoff series in well-nigh 20 years and is still in the NHL's most difficult division. There's also the small matter of having a GM without a new contract, while they've…