Fruitless new meeting between the players’ union and MLB

New York — After an hour of negotiations Saturday, Major League Baseball presented its new proposal to the laid-off players’ attorneys, though it had only a minor move.

The Major League Baseball (MLB) eliminated a third-round amateur draft penalty for exceeding the luxury tax.

The board maintained the plan to increase the limit from 210 million to 214 million in 2022 and 2023. They increased their proposal to 2,016 million in 2024, followed by 2,018 million and 222 million in the last two years of the proposal.

Bruce Meyer, the union’s lead negotiator, arrived with two members of the legal team for the session, just four days before the scheduled start of spring training.

This is just the fifth negotiating session on economic issues since the ninth bosses’ strike began on December 2, after the five-year collective labor contract came to an end.

The clubs submitted a 130-page offer that they hope could be the framework for an eventual memorandum of understanding.

MLB has proposed raising the minimum salary from $570,500 to $630,000 or an alternative tiered minimum of $615,000 for major league starters, $650,000 for one year of service and $725,000 for two years — the latter increase from the $700,000 in the last proposal.

Major League Baseball also offered to increase the pre-arbitration reserve bonus from $10 million to $15 million. The syndicate is at $100 million.

To address allegations of service-time manipulation, MLB has offered to award two draft picks — one amateur and one international — for rookie achievement, an increment of one. The union opposes the International Draft.

Additionally, to address roster turnover, MLB proposed limiting a player’s minor league assignments to five each season.

The clubs also offered to guarantee a player selected in the amateur draft who has participated in the physical program before the draft receives a contract of at least 75% of the value, stipulating that when a player passes the physical test before the draft he cannot be released. down for his physical after the Draft. This would take care of future decisions like the Mets not signing Kumar Rocker.

MLB said its minimum salary and reserve bonus offer is worth $200 million more to players over five years than the previous deal.

The players’ lawyers intend to discuss the offer with the union board.