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Originally Posted by uruguru
AL and NL teams tried contractually lock up as many of their stars as possible, but there were too many holes in the dike and not enough fingers. In the face of broad player mutiny and to avoid challenges to their anti-trust exemption, the Continental League is now officially part of MLB. However, there is no expansion draft. The teams will have to find and sign their own players.
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Yes, the Continental League being accepted by the AL and NL meant it had to respect the contracts and reservation rights of those leagues' teams. This is unlike the Federal League, which was an 'outlaw' league, and some of its clubs tried to lure AL and NL players to jump their contracts and sign with the FL (which some did).