The scheduled start of spring training is a week away, yet owners continue to lock out the players with the sides unable to settle on a new collective bargaining agreement. The parties are talking, but progress has been slow. Very slow.
One of those in the room during negotiations is 36-year-old free-agent reliever Andrew Miller, one of eight players on the executive board of the MLBPA.
Late last week, Miller agreed to answer questions about the negotiations, though without going into much detail about specific proposals that are on the table.
Where do things stand?