MLB and MLBPA met today for the first lengthy session in...well, possibly since the lockout started a little over two months ago. The session was over five hours long, though the sides weren’t meeting together the entire time. Progress continues to be slow, per reports, though the two sides are meeting again on Tuesday.
Per the national guys on Twitter, MLB has bumped up their proposed bonus pool for pre-arbitration players to $20 million, to be divided among 30 players. That’s an increase of $5 million from their previous offer. Given that there are 30 teams pitching in — in this proposal, around $650,000 per team — the fact that there is such little movement on ownership’s side on this issue is perplexing.