To no one’s surprise, there was another meeting between MLB and the Players Association that left both parties dissatisfied. The meeting lasted a brisk 15 minutes, meaning there was no time to come anywhere close to a deal.
Jeff Passan of ESPN reported that the MLBPA backed away from its request for salary arbitration for all players with over 2 years of service time. Instead, they requested that 80% of the players go into the system. Additionally, the players requested an increase in the pre-arb bonus pool from $100M to $115M.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Dan Halem, lead MLB negotiator, met with Bruce Meyer, lead MLBPA negotiator, for 20 minutes, which was longer than the meeting itself.