Major League Baseball is bringing back a proposal for an international draft as part of ongoing collective bargaining agreement talks. According to ESPN, the league argues this would impose much-needed structure on a system that's become increasingly corrupt and chaotic. Rather than the current free-market approach to signing international players—where wealthy teams can outbid others without restriction—a draft would allocate player rights through a formal process, addressing what MLB sees as widespread misconduct in overseas recruitment.

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