QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 14, 2015 -> 06:04 PM)
No, the Arbitrator does not pick a number in-between, the player submits value X they think they're worth, the team submits value Y, and the arbitrator must pick one of those 2 numbers, not anything else.
Generally the team and the player will come to an agreement for a number in-between to avoid the acrimonious debate in front of the arbitrator and to avoid the chances of losing the case. That can happen between the 2 sides any time before there's a decision made IIRC. That's how they come to an agreement in the middle.
Ah ha, thanks. I didn't know that part of it.