According to multiple sources, Major League Baseball negotiators are on the precipice of a new labor deal that will dramatically alter the landscape of the sport. Two sources gave almost identical descriptions of those discussions Tuesday, one saying that a deal was "within striking distance" and a second saying that the sides were "on the verge of an agreement." Negotiations are on hold temporarily, until the conclusion of MLB's quarterly owners meetings on Thursday. However, sources said it's possible that negotiations could resume as soon as Thursday evening. Among other things, it will pave the way for realignment of the sport into two 15-team leagues, adding a second wild-card team in each league, spreading interleague play throughout all six months of the regular season and making significant changes to the draft, free agency and the so-called "Competitive Balance Tax."