Who will be eligible for salary arbitration?
As a general matter, players will be eligible for salary arbitration after four years in the league instead of three. For the first time, clubs also will have the right to elect salary arbitration with respect to two categories of players. For players who are earning more than $1.5 million in their prior year, clubs will have the right to elect salary arbitration in lieu of making a qualifying offer. Clubs also will have the right to elect salary arbitration with respect to other Group 2 players who chose not to take the club to arbitration.
