After two consecutive days of negotiations- a two hour meeting on Monday when players made proposals and another hour on Tuesday when the owners countered- the good news is that at least the two sides are talking. That’s something that didn’t happen for 43 days following the owners’ lockout imposed on December 2, 2021.
In terms of substance, each side has removed the proposals which the other side found to be most offensive. The players withdrew a proposal to create age based exceptions to the six years of service time required for free agency. Owners dropped proposals to replace arbitration with a formula and eliminate super two eligibility for players with between two and three years of service time.