JUPITER, Fla. — As time shortens before Monday’s stated deadline to assure a full regular season, the longest day of discussions at the Jupiter Summit between Major League Baseball and its players’ union ended with momentum toward agreement on a substantial change to the draft.
Both sides, after four days in Florida with either incremental or ornamental exchanges, shared a sense of progress after the sun set at Roger Dean Stadium with the possibility that the sides could agree on baseball’s first draft lottery when they resume talks Saturday and move on.
Any path to a deal has to be cleared of pebbles and stones.