MLB Trading Deadline

[jonumberone]

Teams do not have to make a contract offer, just an offer to meet with and have an arbitrator decide the terms of a one year deal.
The Player can decline the offer.

Here is a link of the 2010 players who were offered arbitration.
http://www.bizofbaseball.com/index.p...ials&Itemid=39

All 8 players were offered arbitration by the Rays.