MLBPA proposal would allow teams to trade MLB draft picks

The Major League Baseball Players Association, believing that MLB's proposal to overhaul the draft is a poorly designed money-saving measure, instead introduced proposals Tuesday that they believe would invigorate the draft, including the right to trade draft picks for the first time in MLB history.

The union's proposal, which would also move the draft from the All-Star break to June, would allow teams to trade any draft pick in the first 10 rounds until two hours before the start of the draft. Teams have previously been permitted to only trade competitive balance draft picks.