MLB, union have "heated" CBA talks Tuesday

MLB and the MLBPA this afternoon had a 90-minute meeting on core economics that at times was "heated," and the sides still "remain very far apart." Some owners and players participated, and the union "made moves in two areas: service-time manipulation, and pre-arb bonus pool (dropped request from $105 million to $100 million)." It is unclear when the "next core economics meeting will be" (TWITTER.com, 2/1). The differences in the "minimum salary ($775,000 to $615,000) and luxury tax ($245 million to $214 million) remain unchanged" (TWITTER.com, 2/1). The on-time opening of spring training at this point is "in grave danger and, frankly, would take a miraculous deal coming together to rescue." A delay "feels inevitable" (TWITTER.com, 2/1).