It’s Red Sox Rookie Development Program week and pitchers and catchers report to spring training in less than a month. Seven questions as baseball’s return draws nearer: 1. Why are the

* Salary arbitration, by definition, can be a nasty business. In holding the line contractually, teams present their case to an arbiter and aren’t afraid to be highly critical of the player and highlight his shortcomings as they make their case.

Jarren Duran was the only arbitration-eligible player the Red Sox didn't settle with ahead of Thursday's loose deadline.