After Thursday's deadline, 18 players remain unsigned and will be going to arbitration. The largest disparity is Tarik Skubal and the Tigers, who are $13 million apart.

The Brian Flores lawsuit is currently "on ice" as the judge in the southern district of New York decides whether to agree with Flores' attorneys and have the case in open court or side with the NFL and enter it into arbitration, a source tells CBS Sports.

Baseball's salary arbitration system could be the flashpoint that triggers the next work stoppage, with players prepared to go to war to protect their earning power.

Arbitration is a process whereby the parties to a dispute agree that it will be privately decided outside of the normal court process. Instead of the formal and heavily structured litigation procedures of our courts, which can be very expensive and take ...