"Thursday's 8 p.m. ET hard deadline (1 p.m. ET formal deadline) for arbitration-eligible players to reach agreements on their 2026 salaries passed with 18 players still unsigned, one more than last off-season's total of 17. Those 18 players, who are now headed to arbitration hearings, exchanged salary figures with their respective teams shortly after the '26 deadline officially closed. Those details are listed below,"
"Many teams can continue negotiating with arbitration-eligible players even after both sides failed to reach agreements prior to Thursday's deadline. Negotiations can lead right up until both parties enter the room for an arbitration hearing, with the conclusion decided by a panel of three independent arbitrators. For file-and-trial teams, such as the Toronto Blue Jays, negotiations are no longer permitted once the deadline passes. Some exceptions are allowed in this case, namely a multi-year agreement or a one-year deal that includes an option for a second year."
The 2026 arbitration deadline passed with 18 players unsigned, one more than last offseason's 17. Those players exchanged salary figures and will proceed to arbitration hearings decided by a three-arbitrator panel. Teams can still negotiate up until hearings in many cases, while file-and-trial clubs like the Toronto Blue Jays cannot negotiate after the deadline except for multi-year deals or one-year pacts with a second-year option. Detroit ace Tarik Skubal leads the unsigned group and seeks an arbitration figure that could challenge Juan Soto's $31 million mark; David Price holds the top pitcher arbitration salary at $19.75 million, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. previously won $19.9 million in arbitration.
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