It is all but certain there will be no salary arbitration hearings this year for the first time since the process began in 1974.

No cases have been argued before three-person panels after 133 players filed for arbitration last month. Only one remains scheduled for a hearing next week, but those sides already have a deal in place.

Darren O'Day and the Orioles have an agreement on a $5.8 million, two-year contract that is pending a physical.