The Atlanta Braves have until Friday to come to an agreement with seven players or proceed into the arbitration process. Friday is the deadline for teams and players who are arbitration eligible to submit salary figures.
Essentially, players submit a salary figure that they believe they are worth making and the team counters with a number of their own. Both sides can continue to negotiate after filing salary figures but more and more teams are adopting a file-and-trial approach to put more pressure on players to sign and avoid the arbitration process. Many arbitration eligible players will come to an agreement before exchanging salary figures.