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Thursday lockout update

The MLBPA and MLB met today for a brief meeting that lasted fifteen minutes, per reports. While these meetings have been called “negotiating sessions,” at this point, they are essentially just for whichever side received the last offer to sit down with the other side, say “here is our latest offer,” presumably walk through whatever key points they want to emphasize or say whatever they have to say, and then let the other side go and review the offer and work on a response.

The major sticking points have seemed to have been the luxury tax, arbitration eligibility, and the bonus pool for pre-arbitration players.