1.   Also, the Dodgers offered salary arbitration to right-hander Chan Ho Park.

2.   Among other open issues is the makeup of panels for salary arbitration and the status of litigation arising from the strike.

3.   Among the contentious issues cited by Bettman and Goodenow are revenue-sharing plans, salary formulas for rookies, salary arbitration for veterans and free agency.

4.   Andy Pettitte and the Yankees led what appeared to be a major retreat from salary arbitration Tuesday.

5.   Arrojo will be eligible for salary arbitration for the first time after this season.

6.   Any teams signing a free agent who has been offered salary arbitration will lose draft picks as compensation.

7.   As has been the case for the Dodgers, avoiding salary arbitration is paramount.

8.   At the minimum, we need to talk about salary arbitration for this year.

9.   Because of salary arbitration and free agency, every new record-breaking signing became the base line for every other negotiation.

10.   Because salary arbitration rewards simple survival anyway, why not give the players an immediate salary hike the first three years?