Julio Aguilar/Getty ImagesTalks between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association for a new collective bargaining agreement did not make much of an impact for the fifth day in a row.
There was a small movement during Saturday's negotiating session, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale.
According to Jeff Passan and Jesse Rogers, the MLBPA backed off its Super 2 requests and revenue sharing asks.
Passan noted that the MLB team owners are still caucusing, but it is unclear if or when the two sides will meet again.
Jeff Passan @JeffPassanOne thing that's been clear for a while on the players' side but has been reinforced this week: They are emboldened, they are together and they are not going to cave because the league is threatening to cancel games.
According to The Athletic's Evan Drellich, the league acted badly to the union's proposal.
It will take a miracle to get a deal done by Monday, with one union official saying today was a very hostile meeting.
Passan reported the union adjusted its initial request to give all players with at least two years of service time eligibility.
The request was for 80 percent of the players to go into the arbitration process and have a pre-arbitration bonus pool.
One of the main issues between the two sides is the competitive balance tax. According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, the league's most recent proposal would keep the CBT at $214 million through 2023 before increasing by $2 million in 2024 and then by $4 million in 2025.
The MLBPA proposed raising the threshold to $245 million in 2022, with fewer penalties for teams that exceed the mark.
The commissioner told reporters after the owners meetings that a four-week spring training is necessary before the regular season starts.
The earliest spring training games will start is March 8.
The regular season is scheduled to start on March 3, but the latest spring training can begin without it.
The MLB regular season is supposed to start on March 31.
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