| February 26, 2022, 5:56 PM February 26, 2022, 5:56 PM After some cautious optimism on Friday, negotiations between Major League Baseball owners and players took a step back on Saturday, according to multiple reports. The owners have set a Monday deadline for a deal to be reached — otherwise they say the season won’t start on time. Jeff Passan of ESPN reports the owners reacted badly to a proposal from the players on Saturday. After holding just six negotiating sessions on central economics from the start of the lockout through Feb. 19, the sides met for the sixth straight day at Roger Dean Stadium, the vacant spring training home of the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals, in Jupiter, Fla. After days of little progress, the sides neared agreement Friday on an amateur draft lottery during negotiations that included a surprise one-on-one meeting between Commissioner Rob Manfred and union head Tony Clark. The sides remained far apart on the big-money issues of the co...