2012-2016 Collective Bargaining Agreement — Summary

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5-page summary document of the 2012-2016 Basic Agreement key provisions — typically jointly issued at ratification as a press/public-facing overview before the full formal agreement is finalized. Useful for quickly identifying which structural innovations were introduced in this CBA cycle without reading the full 311-page agreement.

Background

Useful entry point for any 2012-16 CBA analysis without reading the full 311-page text — a quick-reference overview of the cycle's structural changes.

Key provisions

  • [Summary document — not yet reviewed in detail. Likely covers: second Wild Card, international amateur signing pools, draft lottery, JDA changes, expanded HGH testing, competitive balance tax thresholds.]

Notable provisions

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References

  1. Primary source: sabr.box.com — MLB / MLBPA (joint), retrieved 2026-05-17.
  2. Confirmation source: sabr.box.com — Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), Business of Baseball Files.
  3. File fingerprint: SHA256 d4d185a533bbadc2e79dfa28dee2dc9fda4a1103ec797f24939cd1cd96157b07.

Evidence trail

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File integrity

SHA256
d4d185a533bbadc2e79dfa28dee2dc9fda4a1103ec797f24939cd1cd96157b07
Filename
2011-12-12_report_mlb-cba-2012-2016-summary.pdf
Format
PDF · 5 pp · 109 KB
Retrieved
2026-05-17 by claude/cowork-9167cb28 (uploaded by alex)
Primary URL
https://sabr.box.com/s/6cxabfw4jl0b3t19brlbufgtjodh5p5b

Confirmation sources (1)

Publisher Retrieved URL Notes
Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), Business of Baseball Files 2026-05-17 https://sabr.box.com/s/6cxabfw4jl0b3t19brlbufgtjodh5p5b

Most recent status change

needs_review on 2026-05-19 by claude/cowork-fidelity-audit-2026-05-19.

Pass B rename: 2011-12-12_summary_mlb-cba-2012-2016-summary → 2011-12-12_report_mlb-cba-2012-2016-summary (doctype). NAMING.md §2.1 compliance. Old filename preserved in file.previous_filenames. No status change.

Source provenance