"Arbitration filing deadline: Today is a big day on MLB's offseason calendar, as Thursday marks the deadline for teams and players to exchange figures ahead of salary arbitration. Most of those cases will end in the two parties settling on a salary to avoid arbitration, but any team that still has unsigned players after today will be scheduled for a hearing in front of a three-person arbitration panel."
"Arb hearings present a difficult balancing act for teams that simultaneously wish to avoid damaging the relationship they have with their players but also are incentivized to hold a firm line on arbitration-level salaries to avoid setting damaging future precedents. The official deadline to reach an agreement is scheduled for noon CT, but teams and players will continue negotiations until the more firm deadline to file figures at 7pm CT this evening."
Today marks the arbitration filing deadline, requiring teams and players to exchange figures with a noon CT agreement deadline and a firm 7pm CT filing deadline. Most cases are expected to settle to avoid hearings, but unsigned players will face hearings before a three-person arbitration panel. Arbitration hearings can strain player-team relationships while teams also aim to avoid setting costly salary precedents. The Cubs traded top outfield prospect Owen Caissie plus Cristian Hernandez and Edgardo De Leon to acquire right-hander Edward Cabrera, who is arbitration-controlled for three seasons and projects modest 2026 costs, increasing Chicago's payroll flexibility.
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