Thursday, March 15, 2012

Owners' Decision to Wait Throws GMs for a Loop

Baseball's general managers were briefed Thursday aboutownership's intention to implement new rules - and its decision towait a week.

It left the general managers in limbo as the business side isput on hold, pending the outcome of more talks next week.

The general managers were as stunned as everyone else whenowners delayed implementing their new economic plan. So instead ofbidding for four-year, right-of-first-refusal free agents today, theywill have to go back to their drawing boards.

In theory, the only business they can do is to re-sign playerswho already belong to them or sign players who will be free agentsunder any system that is agreed …

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