In the latest back and forth in an attempt to end the current lockout, the MLBPA made a proposal to the Owners Thursday afternoon. According to The Athletic’s Evan Drellich, today’s collective bargaining meeting between representatives from the league and the MLB Players Association lasted only 15 minutes, though deputy commissioner Dan Halem and MLBPA chief negotiator Bruce Meyer continued speaking in a side meeting for about 20 minutes afterward.
There was some news that came out of this brief negotiation. According to ESPN's Jeff Passan, the MLBPA backed off its request for arbitration for all players with 2+ years of service, instead requesting 80% of the players go into the system. Additionally, according to Passan, the MLBPA did propose an increase in players' pre-arbitration pool from $100 million to $115 million.
According to Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post, there still is a big point of contention in MLB's proposal to raise the tax. She believes that "if [the] league doesn't come down on those," it is hard to see a deal getting done.
As always, we wait and hope that the two sides can finally reach an agreement. More to come...
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