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Free-agent frenzy expected before MLB lockout hits

Original: MLB’s lockout is coming. Before it arrives, baseball insiders expect a free-agent frenzy

Major League Baseball insiders expect teams and free agents to rush through signings and trades before an imminent lockout shuts down the offseason. With the league's collective bargaining agreement expiring, clubs are reportedly accelerating negotiations to lock in players while transactions are still permitted, setting up an unusually busy stretch ahead of a likely work stoppage.

Why now: Baseball's collective bargaining agreement is expiring, making an imminent lockout and rushed free-agent activity the sport's dominant story right now.

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• MLB’s lockout is coming. Before it arrives, baseball insiders expect a free-agent frenzy · The New York Times

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