League Rules Changed for 2016
April 15, 2016
-Canberra. The MLB and Baseball Australia have made the following updates on league rules. Led by Commish Flowers the ABL and the competition committee will be observing the following rules.
- A salary cap of 250,000
- A limit of 8 foreign players on the active roster
- Increasing schedule from 46 to 60 games
Flowers went onto to state that these rules have been passed to ensure league health. Flowers said that securing the financial security of the league is the priority and that with sponsorship and tv deals coming in the cap could even increase for the 2016 Campaign.
Flowers said that the deal a deal with Murdoch owned FOX and continuation of their own network ABLtv is in the works. According to sources within the ABL, Flowers is working to overhaul the sponsorship program and get big name sponsors to work with the league. Pundits speculate that favorable agreements now could lead companies like Virgin, Fosters, Delta, FOX, Coke, and many more to invest in the league.