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The odds are long for MLBPA executive director Michael Weiner. But baseball's "regular genius" will not give in to inoperable brain cancer.

Major League Baseball and the Players Association continue their talks toward a new labor agreement, but one official close to the situation said Thursday that he doesn't expect any "meaningful news" on bargaining until next week at the earliest.

As Major League Baseball monitors the free-agent market, the players' association is monitoring comments from team officials that it believes are meant to put a crimp in the money spent on talent this offseason.

Michael Weiner, who is poised to replace resigning Donald Fehr as head of the Major League Baseball Players Association, is already regarded as a likable, respected figure within the sport.