New International Signing Rules in the new CBA, with numbers for the Atlanta Braves. Prior to the 2016 Winter Meetings kicking off in the Nation’s Capital, the new Collective Bargaining Agreement was agreed upon. Baseball America helped us out with a writeup on many of the new provisions of the International Signing Rules. In a manner of speaking a lot has changed. It appears that bonus slot monies have been relegated into three categories. Most of the teams fall within the lowest bonus pool. Atlanta is considered a “major market”, meaning they get grouped with the Dodgers, Yankees, Mets, Cubs, and Red Sox just to name a few.
Atlanta Braves: International Free Agent Pool Amounts Determined; Rules Explained
