The deadline for tendering contracts to arbitration-eligible players not under long-term contracts this year (commonly called the “non-tender deadline”) was scheduled for Thursday, December 2.
The MLB/MLBPA collective bargaining agreement expires at 10:59 p.m. CT Wednesday, December 1.
That’s not optimal. So, players and owners made a deal:
MLB and players’ union have agreed to move tender deadline from Dec. 2 to 8pE on Nov. 30. This way, arbitration-eligible players will not be in contractual limbo. A player who gets non-tendered will have the ability to sign with a new club before lockout begins.