Criticisms
The CPBL has long been criticized for lacking protection for players' rights, and players do not enjoy the benefits of a union like MLB, NPB, and KBO players. Players are often given one-year contracts that sometimes include terms that favor the management. Players do not have the freedom to join another team at the end of their contracts, since the CPBL does not have a free-agent system due to fears that teams with less financial backing could be forced out of the market. If a player wishes to join another team for any reason, he must acquire the consent of the original team or be barred from the CPBL. The restriction does not apply to players seeking to join a team in another country.
The CPBL is governed by a General Managers' Council, whose members are the general managers of each team. This is unlike professional baseball organizations in other countries, whose governing body usually consists of a committee of selected individuals unaffiliated with any member franchises. The CPBL governing structure effectively renders the league helpless in the regulation and enforcement of its policies, for it has no means to impose its rule over the member organizations. Since any reform would require a unanimous approval of the council, it is difficult to initiate reforms on a large scale.
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