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Following some progress on Monday, the Major League Baseball Player's Association and league officials met again on Tuesday. According to FOX Sports' Jeff Passan, there was some traction made to end the current lockout. However, there is still a very long way to go.
Labor talks are over. Here's what happened.
– MLB agreed to accept parameters of a pre-arbitration bonus pool for top 30 WAR. MLBPA seeking $105M. League offered $10M.
– MLB offered minimum raise to $615K. MLBPA wants $775K.
– MLB withdrew offer to change arbitration structure— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 25, 2022
When the meeting ended Tuesday, MLB reportedly agreed to accept new parameters of the pre-arbitration bonus pool for the top 30 Wins Above Replacement players. Unfortunately, they are still far apart on numbers. The player's union is looking for $105 million and the league only offered $10 million. Also, the league withdrew their previous offer to change the structure of arbitration.
One of the other areas where some movement was made was on the player's minimum salary. Major League Baseball increased their offer from $600,000 to $615,000. This is for players with 0-1 years in the majors. The league did not change the numbers for 1-2 years or 2-3 years. The Union is asking for $775,000. But the fact that the two sides are not too far apart and there has already been movement on this issue, is a good sign.
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On December 2nd, 2021, MLB locked out the players with the previous collective bargaining agreement expired. There are a number of core issues that have put the upcoming 2022 baseball season in jeopardy.
On Monday, the two sides met for two hours where the Player's Union presented their first counter offer to what MLB put on the table two weeks ago. The most notable change on Monday was that the MLBPA had withdrawn their request to tie free agency to a player's age.
