The bargaining agreement dictates that a player with at least three but less than six years of service time is eligible for salary arbitration.

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For the first time since negotiating the right to salary arbitration in 1974, no Major League Baseball player will take a case to a hearing this year.

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Because more than eight weeks of the season have been played, the Mets already have virtually ensured Wheeler cannot be eligible for salary arbitration after the 2015 season.

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We separated out those whose service time (at least six seasons) passes the free agent threshold from those whose service time (three to five years) qualifies them for salary arbitration but not free agency.

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Major League Baseball has enjoyed an antitrust exemption since the 1920s, but the players have successfully fought off attempts to curtail their earnings through a strong union that's gained free agency and salary arbitration while keeping a salary cap at arm's length.

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The switch-hitting catcher sparkled in spring training with a .341 batting average, but the Orioles decided to have him start the year in Triple-A. The reasons are mostly financial: by pushing back Wieters' major league debut, the O's have ensured that their star catcher won't be eligible for salary arbitration until after 2012.

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Players need three years in the majors before they can demand arbitration of salary disputes, and six years before they can declare themselves free agents.

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The salary marketplace skyrocketed, with the tentacles working their way down to arbitration-eligible players.

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Home secretary Theresa May accepted the salary cut for new starters in January as part of recommendations on reform made by the Police Arbitration Tribunal.

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