In this assignment, you are a member of Union Team that is negotiating the Collective Bargaining Contract for Major League Basement.Review the contract and chose an area of the agreement (somewhere between Article 5 - Article 14).Develop your strategy for negotiation in a document.

2017-2021 BASIC AGREEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ARTICLE IIntent and Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ARTICLE IIRecognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ARTICLE IIIUniform Player's Contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ARTICLE IVNegotiation and Approval of Contracts . . . . . . . . 2 ARTICLE VScheduling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 A. Length of Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 B. Championship Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 C. Additional Scheduling Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 D. Interleague Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 ARTICLE VISalaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 A. Minimum Salary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 B. Maximum Salary Reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 (1) Maximum Salary Cut Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 (2) Calculation of Previous Seasons Salaries . . . . . . . . . . 14 (3) Disputes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 C. Standard Length of Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 D. Salary ContinuationMilitary Encampment . . . . . . . . . . . 18 E. Salary Arbitration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 (1) Eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 (2) Notice of Submission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 (3) Withdrawal from Arbitration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 (4) Form of Submission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 i Page (5) Selection of Arbitrators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 (6) Location of Hearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 (7) Conduct of Hearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 (8) Continuances, Adjournments or Postponements . . . 21 (9) Hearing Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 (10) Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 (11) Confidential Major League Salary Data . . . . . . . . . . . 23 (12) Prohibition Regarding Competitive Balance Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 (13) Timetable and Decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 ARTICLE VIIExpenses and Expense Allowances . . . . . . . . . . . 24 A. Transportation and Travel Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 B. In-Season Meal and Tip Allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 C. Spring Training Allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 D. All-Star and Home Run Derby Participant Benefits . . . . 29 E. In-Season Supplemental Allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 F. Allowances for Disabled Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 ARTICLE VIIIMoving Allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 ARTICLE IXTermination Pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 A. Off-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 B. Spring Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 C. In-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 D. Split Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 E. Injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 F. 38 Non-Duplication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Page ARTICLE XWorld Series, League Championship Series, Division Series, and Wild Card Game Players' Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 A. Creation of Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 B. Distribution of Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 C. Division of Players' Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 D. Guarantee of Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 ARTICLE XIGrievance Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 A. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 B. Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 C. Special Procedure with Regard to Certain Disciplinary Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 D. Grievances Initiated or Appealed by a Club . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 E. Grievances Initiated or Appealed by the Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 F. Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 G. Survival Following Termination of Basic Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 ARTICLE XIIDiscipline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 A. Just Cause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 B. Conduct Detrimental or Prejudicial to Baseball . . . . . . . . 52 C. Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 D. Investigation and Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 E. Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 F. Major League Rules 15 and 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 ARTICLE XIIISafety and Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 A. Safety and Health Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 iii Page (1) Safety and Health Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . 55 (2) Committee Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 (3) Power and Authority of Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 (4) Other Rights and Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 B. Safety ComplaintsResponsibility of the Commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 C. Disabled List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 D. Second Medical Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 E. Certified Athletic Trainers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 F. Locker Room Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 G. Disclosure of Medical or Health Information . . . . . . . . . . . 59 H. Location of Rehabilitation Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 (1) Rehabilitation During the Championship Season . . . 62 (2) Rehabilitation During the Off-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 (3) Rehabilitation During Spring Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 I. Medical History Questionnaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 J. Sports Psychologists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 K. Strength and Conditioning Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . 63 (1) Strength and Conditioning Advisory Committee . . . 63 (2) Committee Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 (3) Nutritional Supplements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 (4) Weight Rooms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 (5) Off-Season Strength and Conditioning Programs. . . 65 ARTICLE XIVSpring Training Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 A. Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 B. Living Away from Club Headquarters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 iv Page C. Meetings with Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 D. Extended Spring Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 ARTICLE XVMiscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 A. No Discrimination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 B. Parking Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 C. Winter League Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 D. [Reserved] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 E. Active Player Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 F. Spanish Translations and ESL Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 (1) Spanish Translation of Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 (2) English Language Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 (3) Bilingual Media Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 G. Future Expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 H. Future Contraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 I. Sale of Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 J. Default Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 K. Interest Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 L. Players Association Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 M. Family and Medical Leave Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 N. All-Star Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 (1) Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 (2) Designated Hitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 (3) Election and Selection Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 (4) Emergency Replacements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 (5) Reserve Pitching Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 v Page (6) Participant Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 (7) Players Trust Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 (8) Miking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 O. Special Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 ARTICLE XVIDeferred Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 ARTICLE XVIIExisting Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 ARTICLE XVIIIRule Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 ARTICLE XIXAssignment of Player Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 A. Consent to Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 B. Assignment to Minor League club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 C. Disabled ListAssignment to Minor League club . . . . . 86 D. Foreign Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 E. Optional Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 F. Waivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 G. Designated Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 H. Unconditional Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 I. Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 ARTICLE XXReserve System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 A. Reservation Rights of Clubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 B. Free Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 (1) Eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 (2) Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 (3) Rights of Former Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 (4) Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 vi Page (5) Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 C. [Reserved] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 D. Outright Assignment to Minor League club . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 (1) Election of Free Agency3-Year Player . . . . . . . . . . 100 (2) Election of Free AgencySecond Outright Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 (3) Effect of Free Agency Election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 (4) Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 E. Individual Nature of Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 ARTICLE XXICredited Major League Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 A. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 B. Optional Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 ARTICLE XXIIManagement Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 ARTICLE XXIIICompetitive Balance Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 A. General Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 B. Determination of Competitive Balance Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 (1) Calculation of Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 (2) Base Tax Thresholds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 (3) Base Tax Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 (4) Surcharge Thresholds, Rates, and Penalties . . . . . . . . 108 (5) Phase-In for the 2017 Contract Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 (6) Collection of Competitive Balance Tax Proceeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 C. Determination of Actual Club Payroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 (1) Definition of Actual Club Payroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 vii Page (2) Rules for Allocation of Salary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 D. Benefits or Player Benefit Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 (1) Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 (2) Limitation on Annual Increase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 E. Determination of Salary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 (1) General Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 (2) Average Annual Value of Guaranteed Multi-Year Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 (3) Signing Bonuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 (4) Performance, Award and Other Bonuses . . . . . . . . . . . 118 (5) Option Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 (6) Deferred Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 (7) Loans to Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 F. Association's Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 (1) Actual Club Payroll Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 (2) Association's Rights to Challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 G. Other Undertakings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 H. Uses of Competitive Balance Tax Proceeds . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 (1) 2016 Competitive Balance Tax Proceeds. . . . . . . . . . . 129 (2) 2017-21 Competitive Balance Tax Proceeds . . . . . . . 130 I. Sunset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 ARTICLE XXIVThe Revenue Sharing Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 A. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 B. General Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 (1) Intent of the Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 (2) Other Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 viii Page (3) Accounting Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 (4) Interests of the Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 (5) Other Undertakings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 C. Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 (1) Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 (2) Duties of Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 (3) Specific Prohibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 D. Participation of the Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 (1) Consultation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 (2) Right to Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 (3) Right to Audit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 (4) Confidentiality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 ARTICLE XXVInternational Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 A. Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 B. Possible Expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 C. Staging of International Play Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 D. Club Selection and Reimbursement for International Play Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 (1) Events in Mexico, Puerto Rico, or the Dominican Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 (2) Championship Season Events in Asia or the United Kingdom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 (3) Off-season Exhibition/Barnstorming Tours. . . . . . . . . 151 (4) Limits on the Number of International Play Events per Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 (5) Club Reimbursement for Replacement Costs. . . . . . . 151 ix Page E. Promoter Selection and Logistics for International Play Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 F. Promotional Activity and International Ambassadors. . . . 152 (1) Promotional Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 (2) International Ambassadors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 G. Player Participation in Off-Season and Spring Training Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 H. Off-Season Promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 ARTICLE XXVITerm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 ARTICLE XXVIIComprehensive Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 ARTICLE XXVIIIExecution of this Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 ATTACHMENT 1Commissioner's Letter on Grievance Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 ATTACHMENT 2Assignments Before Opening Day Rosters are Due . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 ATTACHMENT 3Interest Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 ATTACHMENT 4Agent Regulations Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 ATTACHMENT 5Standard Form of Diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 ATTACHMENT 6Medical History Questionnaire . . . . . . . . . . . 171 ATTACHMENT 7Charitable Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 ATTACHMENT 8Contraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 ATTACHMENT 9Central Tender Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 x Page ATTACHMENT 10Article XX(A)Exercise of Free Agency Rights by Players on Restricted, Suspended, Disqualified, Ineligible, Voluntarily Retired or Military Lists . . . . . 189 ATTACHMENT 11Article XX(A)Clubs' Obligations to Tender and Renew Contracts of Players on Restricted, Suspended, Disqualified, Ineligible, Voluntarily Retired or Military Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 ATTACHMENT 12Article XX(A)Minor League Player with No Existing Major League Contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 ATTACHMENT 13Information Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 ATTACHMENT 14Confidentiality Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 ATTACHMENT 15End of Season Workouts at Spring Training Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 ATTACHMENT 16Home Run Derby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 ATTACHMENT 17Family Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 ATTACHMENT 18Authorization for the Use and/or Disclosure of Major League Player Health Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 ATTACHMENT 19Uniform Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 ATTACHMENT 20Debt Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 ATTACHMENT 21Debt Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 ATTACHMENT 22Debt Service Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 xi Page ATTACHMENT 23Multi-Purpose Financial Reporting Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 ATTACHMENT 24Minor League UPCs with Major League Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 ATTACHMENT 25Post-Season Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 ATTACHMENT 26Revenue Sharing Market Score . . . . . . . . . . 239 ATTACHMENT 27Joint Treatment Program for Alcohol-Related and Off-Field Violent Conduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 ATTACHMENT 28Major League Player Tobacco Policy . . . . 242 ATTACHMENT 29Major League Baseball's Weapon-Free Workplace Policy . . . . . . . . . 246 ATTACHMENT 30All-Star Game Usage for Sunday Pitchers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 ATTACHMENT 31COLA Rounding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 ATTACHMENT 32Counting Days on Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 ATTACHMENT 33Media Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 ATTACHMENT 34Club/Media Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 ATTACHMENT 35Medical Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 ATTACHMENT 36Management of Concussions . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 ATTACHMENT 37Mini-Camps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 ATTACHMENT 38\"Most Favored Nations\" Provisions . . . . . . 274 xii Page ATTACHMENT 39Rehabilitation Assignment Consent Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 ATTACHMENT 40Social Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 ATTACHMENT 41Tax Treatment of Allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 ATTACHMENT 42Voidable Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 ATTACHMENT 43Renewals of Outrighted Players . . . . . . . . . . 280 ATTACHMENT 44Contract Tender of Rule 5 Players . . . . . . . 281 ATTACHMENT 45Qualifying Offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 ATTACHMENT 46International Amateur Talent System . . . . . 287 ATTACHMENT 47Clubhouse and Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 ATTACHMENT 48Conflicts of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 ATTACHMENT 49Use of Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 ATTACHMENT 50Hazing and Bullying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 ATTACHMENT 51International Play Plan, Rate Card and Funding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 ATTACHMENT 52Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 ATTACHMENT 53Mobile Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 ATTACHMENT 54On-Field Discipline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 ATTACHMENT 55MRI Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 ATTACHMENT 56Wearable Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 xiii Page APPENDIX AUniform Player's Contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 APPENDIX BRules of ProcedureGrievance Arbitration Hearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 APPENDIX CTravel Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 xiv 2017-2021 BASIC AGREEMENT This Agreement, effective December 1, 2016, is between the 30 Major League Clubs and the Major League Baseball Players Association (hereinafter referred to as the \"Players Association\" or the \"Association\"). In making this Agreement the Association represents that it contracts for and on behalf of the Major League Baseball Players and individuals who may become Major League Baseball Players during the term of this Agreement, and the Clubs represent that they contract for and on behalf of themselves, any additional Clubs which may become members of the Major Leagues and the successors thereof. ARTICLE IIntent and Purpose The intent and purpose of the Clubs and the Association (hereinafter \"the Parties\") in entering into this Agreement is to set forth their agreement on certain terms and conditions of employment of all Major League Baseball Players for the duration of this Agreement. Each of the Parties acknowledges the rights and responsibilities of the other Party and agrees to discharge its responsibilities under this Agreement. ARTICLE IIRecognition The Clubs recognize the Association as the sole and exclusive collective bargaining agent for all Major League Players, and individuals who may become Major League Players during the term of this Agreement, with regard to all terms and conditions of employment, provided that an individual Player shall be entitled to negotiate in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Agreement (1) an individual salary over and above the minimum requirements established by this Agreement and (2) Special Covenants to be included in an individual Uniform Player's Contract, which actually or potentially provide additional benefits to the Player. ARTICLE IIIUniform Player's Contract The form of the Uniform Player's Contract between a Club and a Player is attached hereto as Appendix A, which is incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof. 1 During the term of this Agreement, no other form of Uniform Player's Contract will be utilized. Should the provisions of any Contract between any individual Player and any of the Clubs be inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern. Subject to the limitations set forth in Article IV below, nothing herein contained shall limit the right of any Club and Player to enter into Special Covenants in the space provided in a manner not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement. The termination of this Agreement shall not impair, limit or terminate the rights and duties of any Club or Player under any Contract between any individual Player and any of the Clubs. ARTICLE IVNegotiation and Approval of Contracts A Player, if he so desires, may designate an agent to conduct on his behalf, or to assist him in, the negotiation of an individual salary and/or Special Covenants to be included in his Uniform Player's Contract with any Club, provided such agent has been certified to the Clubs by the Association as authorized to act as a Player Agent for such purposes. The Association shall provide the Office of the Commissioner with a comprehensive list of the certified Player Agent(s) whom each Player has designated to act on his behalf for the purposes described in this Article IV. The Association also shall provide the Office of the Commissioner with any changes to such Player Agent designations, including the Player Agent designations of Players who have been added to a Major League roster, on a weekly basis. In addition, the Association will provide the Office of the Commissioner with notice of any revisions to its regulations governing Player Agents, and a complete copy of the revised regulations. If the Association has notified the Office of the Commissioner that a Player has designated a certified Player Agent or Agents to act on his behalf for the purposes described in this Article IV, no Club may negotiate or attempt to negotiate an individual salary and/or Special Covenants to be included in a Uniform Player's Contract with any Player Agent(s) other than such Player Agent(s). No agent designation shall be considered effective unless it was transmitted from the Association to the Office of the Commissioner. 2 A Club may require a Player's physical presence only once during contract negotiations. This limitation shall not apply to telephone conference calls, at reasonable times, with a Player and his certified Player Agent. A Player required to be physically present during negotiations during the offseason shall be entitled to be paid by the Club for roundtrip first-class transportation and first-class hotel costs, and a daily meal and tip allowance, at the same rate as the in-season meal and tip allowance provided under Article VII(B) for the immediately preceding season, for that day and any additional travel days. Upon execution of a Uniform Player's Contract by the Club and Player, the Club promptly shall submit the Contract, in duplicate, to the Commissioner for approval. Within 20 days of receipt, the Commissioner shall approve or disapprove the Contract (with notice to the Association), or provide the Association with a written explanation of why the Contract has not been approved. This period is extended to 30 days if a Contract is received by the Commissioner between February 15 and April 15. Within ten days after the Commissioner is to provide an explanation of why a Contract has not been approved, the Commissioner shall approve or disapprove the Contract. (See Attachment l.) Any Grievance challenging the Commissioner's conduct under this Article shall be handled by the Parties on an expedited basis with documents being exchanged within 10 days of the filing of the Grievance, a hearing commencing within 15 days of the filing of the Grievance and the Panel issuing an Award (with an opinion to follow, if necessary) no later than 15 days following the commencement of the hearing. The Office of the Commissioner will provide copies of all newly signed and approved Uniform Player's Contracts as frequently as is feasible, but no less frequently than on a monthly basis. Contracts not yet approved or disapproved by the Commissioner will be made available to the Association upon its request. ARTICLE VScheduling A. Length of Season During the term of this Agreement, each Club shall be scheduled to play 162 games during each championship season. The 2017 championship season will not be scheduled over a period of less than 178 days 3 or more than 183 days. Beginning in 2018, each championship season will not be scheduled over a period of less than 182 days or more than 187 days. If, however, any Club's championship season is scheduled to open with a game played outside of the United States and Canada, and the scheduling of such a game causes the championship season for those Clubs to be scheduled over a period of more than 183 days or 187 days beginning in 2018 (an \"International Opener\"), then the championship season for all other Clubs shall commence on the date of the first regularly scheduled championship season game within the 183 days (or 187 days beginning in 2018) preceding the regularly scheduled end of the championship season. See Article VI(C). Following completion of each championship season, ten Clubs shall qualify for Post-Season play: the three Division Champions in each League and the two other Clubs in each League with the highest percentage of wins in the championship season (Wild Card Clubs). In each League, the two Wild Card Clubs shall play a single elimination game. Thereafter, the three Division Champions in each League and the winner of the Wild Card Game in that League shall engage in a best of five (seven if the Division Series is expanded) Division Series. See Attachment 25. The winners of the Division Series in each League shall then engage in a best of seven League Championship Series, and the winners of the two League Championship Series shall engage in a best of seven World Series. If during the term of this Agreement the format of the Wild Card Games, the Division Series, the League Championship Series or the World Series is proposed to be changed, the Clubs shall give the Association notice thereof and shall negotiate the proposed change with the Association; provided, however, that if during the term of this Agreement the Division Series is proposed to be changed to the best of seven games, the Clubs shall give the Association notice thereof and shall negotiate with the Association but the Clubs shall not be required to negotiate with the Association over contributions to the Players' pool beyond those specified in Article X. Any failure to play the Wild Card Games, the Division Series, the League Championship Series or the World Series, in whole or in part, by reason of causes beyond the control of the Clubs, shall not constitute a change in the format of such Series or a breach of this Agreement. During any negotiations between the Parties on the subject of a renewal of or successor to this Agreement, the Clubs agree that any 4 proposal made by the Association to reduce the number of championship season games shall not be resisted on the ground of commitments made by the Clubs in local television and radio contracts. However, nothing herein shall interfere with or limit the right of the Clubs to resist such proposal on any other ground or the right of either Party to take any other position in future negotiations on this or any other proper subject for collective bargaining. B. Championship Schedules On or before July 1 of each year, copies of the tentative championship schedules of the Major Leagues for the next ensuing season shall be submitted to the Association for review. The Office of the Commissioner will use best efforts to include times of games. The Association shall complete its review not later than September 1. Thereafter, the Office of the Commissioner will promptly notify the Association of proposed changes in the tentative championship schedules submitted to the Association above. C. Additional Scheduling Agreements (1) Split doubleheaders may be included in the original schedule pursuant to Section C(14) below. Provided that neither of the Clubs involved in the proposed rescheduled game has already played or has been rescheduled to play a total of three split doubleheaders (exclusive of any splits in the original schedule) in that championship season: (a) each Club shall have the right to reschedule any postponed game as a split doubleheader when ticket sales for the game at the time of postponement exceed, in any respect, the number of comparable tickets available to be exchanged by the Club for the balance of the championship season, and both the postponed and rescheduled game occur in the last regularly scheduled series between the two Clubs at the Club's park; and (b) when there is no practical alternative to doing so, the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs shall have the right to reschedule a postponed game as a split doubleheader to be played in, respectively, Fenway Park and Wrigley Field, even if the criteria set out in subparagraph (a) above are not met. Scheduling a 5 postponed game as part of a conventional doubleheader will not be considered a practical alternative. The Association shall have the exclusive right to approve the additional rescheduling of postponed games as split doubleheaders in circumstances that are not automatically permitted by subparagraph (a) or (b) above. If the Association agrees to a split doubleheader pursuant to the preceding sentence, it shall be scheduled for the visiting Club's next visit to the home Club's park absent good cause and agreement between the Office of the Commissioner and the Association. (2) One-day stands will not be scheduled except as doubleheaders (to be followed by an open day) or as \"openers,\" provided that any game played on the day following the opener does not start before 4 P.M. A game will not be rescheduled as a one-game stand except as required to complete the championship schedule. (3) During the championship season, no Club shall be scheduled to play an exhibition game. For purposes of this paragraph (3), a Spring Training or pre-season exhibition game that is scheduled to commence at least three hours before the start of the first championship season game shall not be considered played \"during the championship season.\" (4) There shall be one off-day with no workouts scheduled either after a Club breaks Spring Training camp and before the final preseason exhibition game, or between the last Spring Training or preseason exhibition game and the first championship season game. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this off-day may be scheduled the day after the Club opens the championship season if the Club is selected to play on the first day of the championship season and the first day of the championship season has five or fewer games. If the off-day occurs after the start of the championship season, the Club may hold a voluntary workout or travel on the off-day. If the off-day occurs prior to the start of the championship season, a Club may not hold a workout, voluntary or otherwise. (5) The following shall apply to the scheduling or rescheduling of games prior to day doubleheaders: (a) a game will not be scheduled to start after 5 P.M. if either Club is scheduled to play a day doubleheader the next day; and 6 (b) a game will not be rescheduled to start after 5 P.M. if either Club is scheduled to play a day doubleheader the next day unless such rescheduling is necessary to complete the championship schedule. (6) Day games shall not be scheduled or (unless necessary to complete the championship schedule) rescheduled to start before 1 P.M., except as provided in paragraph (7) below, and except that such games may be scheduled or rescheduled to start between Noon and 1 P.M., if each Club meets one of the following two conditions: (a) if an off-day occurred the previous day; or (b) if a game were played in the same city within the previous 24 hours. Day games may be scheduled or rescheduled to start between Noon and 1 P.M. on holidays if each Club meets one of the above conditions or if an afternoon game starting not later than 5 P.M. or a doubleheader starting not later than 1:30 P.M. was played in another city the previous day and the in-flight time required is 11/2 hours or less. Notwithstanding the foregoing, day games may start at Noon on the Opening Day of the championship season. (7) With the approval of the Commissioner, not more than 4 games per League per year may be scheduled or rescheduled to start between 10:30 A.M. and Noon, if, with respect to both Clubs, the conditions stated in paragraph (6) above with respect to scheduling and rescheduling of day games between Noon and l P.M. are met. (8) For the 2017 championship season, a Club may not be scheduled to play a road game starting after 5 P.M. if such game is followed by a home off-day, except under the following circumstances: (a) the in-flight time between Major League cities for the Club traveling home to an off-day is two hours or less; (b) the in-flight time for the visiting Club traveling home to an off-day is more than 2 hours and less than or equal to 2 hours and 10 minutes in length, and the travel does not require any West-toEast change in time zones; 7 (c) the game is scheduled pursuant to a national television agreement; or (d) the visiting Club is playing the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas on or after June 1. For the 2018 championship season, the latest possible start time for getaway games on days when the visiting Club travels to a home off-day or either Club travels to another game the following day shall be determined by taking the portion of the in-flight time that exceeds 21/2 hours, and subtracting that amount of time from 7 P.M. However, the foregoing sentence shall not apply to getaway games that are broadcast on ESPN's \"Sunday Night Baseball\"; getaway games played in Arlington, Texas after June 1 (unless the Texas Rangers move to a climate-controlled home ballpark), or rescheduled games. Additionally, each Club that is limited by its stadium lease agreement or governmental regulation in the number of day games it may play shall receive one exception annually to the rules set forth in this Article V(C)(8), provided that the Club has applied for and has been denied a waiver by its lessor or the relevant governmental authority. For each subsequent season covered by this Agreement, unless the Parties agree otherwise, the Association will notify the Commissioner's Office in writing on or before September 1 in the year prior to the season whether it elects to (a) continue the terms in place for the 2018 season set forth above; or (b) revert back to the terms in place for the 2017 season set forth above. All references to \"in-flight time\" in this Article V shall be as set forth in Appendix C. (9) For the 2017 championship season, getaway games shall not be scheduled or rescheduled to start later than 5 P.M. if either Club is required to travel for a day game the following day between cities for which the in-flight time is more than 11/2 hours. Each championship season schedule may contain six exceptions to the rule in the immediately preceding sentence provided that the traveling Club is traveling to Chicago to play the Cubs and the in-flight time does not exceed 21/2 hours. Beginning with the 2018 championship season, no Club shall be scheduled or rescheduled to start a game prior to 5 P.M. when one 8 of the Clubs played a game the prior evening in a different city with a start time of 7 P.M. or later, except as follows: (a) the in-flight time for the Club playing the prior evening is 11/2 hours or less and the day game is on a holiday or is a home opener; (b) up to six instances per season where the traveling Club is traveling to Chicago to play the Cubs and the in-flight time does not exceed 21/2 hours; or (c) the day game is a rescheduled game with an in-flight time of 11/2 hours or less for any traveling Club. (10) Beginning in 2018, Clubs shall consult with their Player Representatives prior to the start of the season when determining whether to travel to a road game immediately upon the conclusion of a day game that is followed by an off-day or, alternatively, to travel on the off-day. (11) An open day shall be scheduled where travel from cities in the Pacific Time Zone to cities in the Eastern Time Zone is required except that the Office of the Commissioner may schedule up to seven games per championship season in each League with a starting time after 7 P.M. in the Eastern Time Zone which include a Club that the day before played a game scheduled to start prior to 5 P.M. in the Pacific Time Zone. In any championship season, however, no Club may be scheduled to play more than one game in the Eastern Time Zone the day after it has played a game in the Pacific Time Zone. (12) No Club shall be scheduled, or rescheduled if practicable, to play more than twenty consecutive dates without an open day. A rained-out game may be rescheduled to an open date in the same series, or to an open date at the end of the same series, if: (a) the open date is a road off-day for the visiting Club, and (b) the rescheduling does not result in the home team playing more than twentyfour consecutive dates without an open day. (13) Commencing with its second scheduled championship season game, a Club shall not be scheduled for more than two open days in any seven-day period. No Club may be scheduled to have more than ten open days prior to the twelfth week of the championship season. For purposes of this Article V(C)(13), a Club will not 9 be credited with an open day for any day of the championship season that precedes the Club's first scheduled game. (14) Doubleheaders shall not be scheduled on consecutive dates in the original schedule. The original schedule may contain one home split doubleheader for each Club. (15) Twi-night doubleheaders will be limited in the original schedule to three per home Club per season. A twi-night doubleheader will not be scheduled on a getaway day. (16) Only postponed, suspended and tied games shall be rescheduled, except as may be required to accommodate network television commitments or to comply with stadium leases, in any of which events the rescheduling rules set forth in this Article V shall apply; provided, however, that any game may be rescheduled for any reason if as rescheduled it conforms to the rules governing the original schedule. (17) The All-Star break will contain four days, during which time Club championship season games shall not be played. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, one game per season may be scheduled on the Thursday following the Tuesday on which the All-Star Game is played, provided that (i) no Club shall be scheduled more than once for this game during the term of the Basic Agreement; (ii) the game must be scheduled no more than one time zone away from the time zone in which that season's All-Star Game is played; and (iii) there is no Sunday night game immediately prior to the All-Star Game. Further, any workout scheduled by a Club for the off-days immediately following the All-Star Game shall be voluntary. No game on the Sunday night prior to the All-Star Game shall be played in a location more than one time zone from the location of that year's All-Star Game and no Club shall be scheduled to play the Sunday night prior to the All-Star Game more than once during the term of the Basic Agreement, except to the extent necessary to fulfill existing contractual or promotional commitments; provided however, that in no circumstance shall a Club be required to play such a Sunday night game in two consecutive years or more than twice during the term of the Basic Agreement. (18) With respect to the rescheduling of any game, except for games rescheduled as split doubleheaders as set forth in Section 10 C(1), any scheduling or rescheduling rule set forth in this Article V may be waived by the secret ballot vote of a majority of the Players on the Club(s) that would be in violation of the rule. Separate votes shall be required with regard to each game for which a waiver is sought. A waiver granted pursuant to this provision, as well as a waiver granted by the Association pursuant to Section C(1), shall not constitute a precedent with regard to future waiver requests. With respect to the rescheduling of any such game, and all games rescheduled pursuant to Section C(1), the Club(s) shall consult with the Association concerning the actual date and time of such rescheduled game. The Club(s) shall use best efforts to notify the Association in advance of notifying the Players on the Club(s) affected. D. Interleague Play Each Club may be scheduled to play up to twenty Interleague games during each championship season. In each Interleague game at an American League park, the Designated Hitter shall be used; at each Interleague game at a National League park, the Designated Hitter shall not be used. Interleague play will be scheduled on a rotating division format (e.g. American League East vs. National League East; American League East vs. National League Central), but may also include no more than one three- or four-game series, or two two-game series, each season between prime interleague rivals. In the years when the corresponding divisions are scheduled for Interleague play, two series of three or fewer games against the prime interleague rival may be played. ARTICLE VISalaries Individual Player salaries shall be those as agreed upon between a Player and a Club, as evidenced by the execution of a Uniform Player's Contract, subject to the following: A. Minimum Salary (1) The minimum rate of payment to a Player for each day of service on a Major League Club shall be as follows: 2017at the rate per season of $535,000; 11 2018at the rate per season of $545,000; 2019at the rate per season of $555,000; 2020at the 2019 rate per season plus a cost of living adjustment, rounded to the nearest $500, provided that the cost of living adjustment shall not reduce the minimum salary below $555,000; 2021at the 2020 rate per season plus a cost of living adjustment, rounded to the nearest $500, provided that the cost of living adjustment shall not reduce the minimum salary below the 2020 rate per season. (2) For all Players (a) signing a second Major League contract (not covering the same season as any such Player's initial Major League contract) or a subsequent Major League contract, or (b) who have at least one day of Major League service, the minimum salary shall be as follows: (i) for Major League serviceat a rate not less than the Major League minimum salary; (ii) for Minor League serviceat a rate not less than the following: 2017at the rate per season of $87,200; 2018at the rate per season of $88,900; 2019at the rate per season of $90,400; 2020at the 2019 rate per season plus a cost of living adjustment, rounded to the nearest $100, provided that the cost of living adjustment shall not reduce the minimum salary below $90,400; 2021at the 2020 rate per season plus a cost of living adjustment, rounded to the nearest $100, provided that the cost of living adjustment shall not reduce the minimum salary below the 2020 rate per season. (3) For all Players signing a first Major League contract, the minimum salary for Minor League service shall be as follows: 2017at the rate per season of $43,600; 12 2018at the rate per season of $44,500; 2019at the rate per season of $45,300; 2020at the 2019 rate per season plus a cost of living adjustment, rounded to the nearest $100, provided that the cost of living adjustment shall not reduce the minimum salary below $45,300; 2021at the 2020 rate per season plus a cost of living adjustment, rounded to the nearest $100, provided that the cost of living adjustment shall not reduce the minimum salary below the 2020 rate per season. (4) (a) Cost of living adjustments for the minimum salaries described in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) above shall be computed as follows to determine the applicable 2020 salary rate: the applicable minimum salary rate for the 2019 season shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (CPIW) for October 2019 and the denominator of which is the CPIW for October 2018. (b) Cost of living adjustments for the minimum salaries described in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) above shall be computed as follows to determine the applicable 2021 salary rate: the applicable minimum salary rate for the 2020 season shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (CPIW) for October 2020 and the denominator of which is the CPIW for October 2019. See Attachment 31. B. Maximum Salary Reduction (1) Maximum Salary Cut Rule A Club may not tender, sign or renew a Player under reserve to the Club pursuant to Article XX(A) of this Agreement and paragraph 10(a) of the Uniform Player's Contract to a Uniform Player's Contract that provides a salary for: 13 (a) Major League service that constitutes a reduction in excess of 20% of his salary for Major League service in the previous season or in excess of 30% of his salary for Major League service two seasons prior to the first season covered by the new contract; or (b) Minor League service as calculated under Section 2(c) below that constitutes a reduction in excess of 50% of his salary for Minor League service in the previous season. (2) Calculation of Previous Seasons Salaries (a) Single-Year ContractPrevious Major League Salaries In order to calculate a Player's salary for Major League service in the previous season or two seasons prior to the first season covered by the new contract, the following steps shall be taken: (i) Base Salary. The Player's \"Base Salary\" shall be the rate of pay for Major League service contained in paragraph 2 of the contract, or in any special covenant thereto. The Base Salary shall be adjusted in accordance with paragraphs 2(a)(ii)-(v) below to determine the Player's salary. (ii) Deferred Compensation Adjustment. If any deferred compensation is included in the Base Salary, the Base Salary shall be adjusted to reflect the discounted present value of the deferred amount. (iii) Signing Bonus Adjustment. If the contract contains a signing bonus, the signing bonus shall be added to the Base Salary. If any portion of the signing bonus is deferred, the present value of the signing bonus shall be used for purposes of the calculation in this paragraph 2(a)(iii). (iv) Performance Bonus Adjustment. If the contract contains performance bonuses, regardless of whether or not any portion of the bonus is earned, the Club has the option of either adding the entire bonus (both earned and unearned portions) in the Base Salary, or excluding it from the Base Salary but repeating the bonus on the same terms. (v) Other Forms of Compensation Adjustment. If the contract contains any other forms of compensation, the determina14 tion of whether the compensation shall be included in the salary calculation will be determined in accordance with the facts in each situation. Amounts that are payable on the occurrence of a specific event or events shall not be included in Base Salary if such event or events fail to occur within the specified period. If the item is included, the Club has the option of either including the value of the item in the Base Salary, or excluding it from Base Salary but repeating the item on the same terms. The following is a nonexhaustive list of other forms of compensation: (A) payments for performing services for a Club in addition to skilled services as a baseball player; (B) cash, lump sum, payments made in accordance with agreed upon special covenants to compensate for trading a Player, releasing a Player, etc.; (C) the value of individual property rights granted to a Player by a Club; (D) any compensation for postactive Major League Baseball playing career employment; and (E) other payments or things of value not specifically made for performance as a Major League Baseball Player. (b) Multi-Year ContractPrevious Major League Salaries In order to calculate a Player's salary for Major League service in the previous season or two seasons prior to the first season covered by the new contract, the following steps shall be taken: (i) Base Salary (A) If the annual rates of pay contained in paragraph 2 of the contract, or in any special covenant thereto, satisfy the maximum salary cut rule, the rate of pay stipulated in the contract for the year at issue shall be the Player's Base Salary. (B) If the annual rates of pay contained in paragraph 2 of the contract, or in any special covenant thereto, do not satisfy 15 the maximum salary cut rule, the average annual value (\"AAV\") of the contract shall be the Player's Base Salary for the year at issue. The AAV shall be calculated by averaging the rates of pay contained in paragraph 2 of the contract (or any special covenants thereto) for each year of the contract. If deferred compensation is contained in any year of the multi-year contract, the present value of the deferred amount will be used for purposes of calculating the AAV. (C) The Base Salary shall be adjusted in accordance with paragraphs 2(b)(ii)-(iv) below to determine a Player's salary. (ii) Signing Bonus Adjustment. If the contract contains a signing bonus, the bonus, irrespective of payment dates, shall be prorated and included in equal amounts as part of the Base Salary for each year of the contract. If any portion of the signing bonus is deferred beyond the expiration of the contract, the present value of the signing bonus shall be used for purposes of the calculation in this paragraph 2(b)(ii). (iii) Performance Bonus Adjustment. If the year of the multi-year contract at issue contains performance bonuses, they shall be treated in the same manner as in paragraph 2(a)(iv) above. (iv) Other Forms of Compensation Adjustment. If the year of the multi-year contract at issue contains any other forms of compensation, they shall be treated in the same manner as in paragraph 2(a)(v) above. (c) Previous Season Minor League Salary In order to calculate a Player's salary for Minor League service in the previous season, the following steps shall be taken: (i) Contracts That Do Not Contain a Separate Rate of Pay for Minor League Service. If a single year contract, or the relevant year of a multi-year contract, does not contain a separate rate of pay for Minor League service, the Player's salary for Minor League service in the previous season shall be deemed to be the same as his salary for performing Major League service as calculated pursuant to paragraph 2(a) or 2(b) above. 16 (ii) Contracts that Contain a Separate Rate of Pay for Minor League Service. (A) If a single-year contract, or the relevant year of a multi-year contract, contains a separate rate of pay for Minor League service, and the rate of pay is higher than the Major League minimum salary for the preceding season contained in Article VI(A)(1), the Player's salary for Minor League service in the previous season shall be the rate of pay for Minor League service that is stipulated in the contract. For purposes of this paragraph 2(c)(ii)(A), the stipulated rate of pay for Minor League service contained in the contract shall not be adjusted to account for a signing bonus, performance or award bonuses, or any other forms of compensation provided for by the contract. (B) If a single-year contract, or the relevant year of a multi-year contract, contains a separate rate of pay for Minor League service, and that rate of pay is lower than the Major League minimum salary for the prior season contained in Article VI(A)(1), the Player's salary for Minor League service in the previous season shall be the greater of the total amount of the Player's actual baseball salary earnings (defined below) in that season, or the rate of pay stipulated for Minor League service in the Player's contract for that season. A Player's \"actual baseball salary earnings\" for purposes of this paragraph 2(c)(ii)(B) shall include only those amounts paid to the Player as salary for performing services in the Major or Minor Leagues, and shall not include signing bonuses, performance or award bonuses, or any other forms of compensation provided for by the contract. (d) Fines or Suspensions The calculation of a Player's previous year salaries shall include amounts which were not paid to a Player for the season by reason of any fine or suspension which may have been imposed on the Player, or by reason of any deduction from salary. 17 (e) Option Years Option years shall be included as a year of the contract if the option had been fully exercised at the time of the tender, signing or renewal. (3) Disputes In the event of a dispute regarding a contract tender, signing or renewal with respect to any form of additional compensation referred to in paragraph (2)(a)(v) or 2(b)(iv) above, either the Player or Club may file a Grievance in order to obtain a determination with respect thereto as the exclusive means of resolving such dispute, and both parties shall be bound by the resulting decision. The contract tender, signing or renewal shall be altered as necessary to conform to the decision, and such tender, signing or renewal shall remain valid. C. Standard Length of Season For the purpose of calculating a Player's daily rate of pay, a championship season shall be deemed to commence on the date of the first regularly scheduled championship season game and to conclude on the date of the last regularly scheduled championship season game. This rule shall apply uniformly to all Players and all Clubs, notwithstanding differences in a particular Club's schedule, except as provided otherwise by Article V(A) and Article XXV. D. Salary ContinuationMilitary Encampment Payment of Player salaries shall be continued throughout any period in which a Player is required to attend a regularly scheduled military encampment of the Reserve of the Armed Forces or of the National Guard during the Club's playing season. E. Salary Arbitration The following salary arbitration procedure shall be applicable: (1) Eligibility. (a) General Rule. Any Player with a total of three or more years of Major League service, however accumulated, but with 18 less than six years of Major League service, may submit the issue of the Player's salary to final and binding arbitration without the consent of the Club, subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) below. Nothing contained herein shall limit the right of any Player, with the consent of the Club, to submit the issue of his salary to final and binding arbitration. (b) \"Super Two\" Players. In addition, a Player with at least two but less than three years of Major League service shall be eligible for salary arbitration if: (a) he has accumulated at least 86 days of service during the immediately preceding season; and (b) he ranks in the top 22% (rounded to the nearest whole number) in total service in the class of Players who have at least two but less than three years of Major League service, however accumulated, but with at least 86 days of service accumulated during the immediately preceding season. If two or more Players are tied at 22%, all such Players shall be eligible. (2) Notice of Submission The Association and Major League Baseball Labor Relations Department (\"LRD\") will confirm the list of arbitration eligible players promptly after the tender date. The Association and the LRD shall exchange salary figures on the Exchange Date, set forth in the schedule below: Year Exchange Date 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Friday, January 13 Friday, January 12 Friday, January 11 Friday, January 10 Friday, January 15 It shall be the responsibility of the Association prior to the Exchange Date to obtain the salary figure from the Player, and the LRD shall have a similar responsibility to obtain the Club's figure. (3) Withdrawal from Arbitration. In the event the Club and Player reach agreement on salary before the arbitration panel reaches a decision, the matter shall be deemed withdrawn from arbi19 tration; provided, however, that any agreements that have not been reported both to the Association and the LRD by 1 P.M. Eastern Time on the Exchange Date shall not be confirmed until after the Club and Player exchange numbers. (4) Form of Submission. The Player and the Club shall exchange with each other in advance of the hearing single salary figures for the coming season (which need not be figures offered during the prior negotiations) and then shall submit such figures to the arbitration panel. At the hearing, the Player and Club shall deliver to the arbitration panel an executed Uniform Player's Contract, complete except for the salary figure to be inserted in paragraph 2. Upon submission of the salary issue to arbitration by ei