MLB and the MLBPA met again on Saturday afternoon, but little progress was made in a meeting that lasted less than an hour.
Per Evan Drellich of The Athletic, players will review MLB’s proposal, but union officials were “underwhelmed” with a proposal that included an increase in the pre-arbitration bonus pool from $5 million to $15 million and slight increases in Competitive Balance Tax thresholds in years three through five, but no changes to CBT tax rates.
Drellich also reported that MLB made two proposals on league minimum salary: one being a flat amount of $630,000 (with teams able to pay more) and the other a tiered proposal with $615k for players with less than a year of service time, $650k for players with one to two years, and $725k for players with two to three years, an increase from the original $700k proposal.
ESPN’s Jesse Rogers further reported that there was “no movement on two major sticking points of the union,” that being revenue sharing and arbitration years.
If there’s any good news, Audacy MLB insider Jon Heyman Tweeted that he heard from “two players’ side people” that the proposal was “not as (terrible) as most expected.”
One other note, as we stand just days before pitchers and catchers were scheduled to start reporting: per Drellich, the league gave the MLBPA a calendar today suggesting specific deadlines, which are unknown, for the two sides to reach a deal if the season is to begin on time.
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