![]() ![]() ![]() The huge shakeup that has followed has seen many stars retained by their clubs, but hundreds more have changed their affiliations, some after decades of loyal allegiance. The period of service will be determined in the new working agreement, which is speculated to be between four and six years. When out of contract after 1974, they will be entitled to limited free agency, TBAPA head Marvin Miller declared, lauding the breakthrough.“ After a period of service with the club who drafts his rights, each player is free to sign with whatever team is most in need of his services,” Miller said. The owners were willing to head off a legal challenge to baseball’s long-held reserve clause, and the more dangerous challenge to its related anti-trust status.This has meant that each one of more than 700 major leaguers, top prospects and bonus babies alike have been redrafted. 17, 1970 (The Sporting News, Special Edition for the TBA)NEW YORK – Star outfielder Curt Flood’s challenge to the reserve clause and the threat of a players strike after failed negotiations on a new basic agreement have led to the alternative history and alternate reality of the Throwback Baseball Association.The major league owners and Players Association agreed to void all contracts in lieu of abolishing the reserve clause and toward the creation of a working agreement, leading to the TBA inaugural draft Jan. Draft reshuffles big leagues as Flood’s challenge and threatened strike force owners’ hand ![]()
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