On December 2, the collective bargaining agreement between players and owners expired. The owners locked the players out and instituted a transactions freeze. And nothing happened. The two sides met once briefly in December, not much happened, and since then owners and players have been playing a game of chicken to see who will blink first.
With five weeks left to go before spring training games begin, the two sides finally met again on Monday and showed the first signs of any traction in these negotiations. Let’s take a look at some of the issues.