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Originally Posted by Chief Roundup

We have agreed to contracts with 5 arbitration eligible players: Jack Flaherty, Giovanny Gallegos, Jordan Hicks, Dakota Hudson, and Alex Reyes.

Harrison Bader and Tyler O'Neill did not reach an agreement before the arbitration deadline.

— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) March 22, 2022

What does this mean for Bader and O'Neill?

I caught some of the game on the app today. They mentioned Bader not there and in the lineup up because of the no agreement on arbitration.

I thought arbitration was the player and the club present their case why it’s “this” amount and then the arbitrator decides who’s right. Did that change with the new deal?