Post by Pirates GM (Hollar) on Mar 8, 2013 22:55:58 GMT -8
Contract Signing Rules for Minor Leaguers
Minor League players bids are to be offered a flat average annual salary bid that will remain intact until the player gains prospect eligibility.
Example: Red Sox sign minor leaguer A to a $500,000 contract. Player A will be paid $500,000 every season until the season after he loses minor league eligibility. At that point he enters the 5-year prospect system and you then must refer to Cot's for his contractual status. If a contract offered to a minor leaguer is worth an AAS of more than $1,000,000, that player is not eligible for your 10-Man Minor League Roster, and must be placed on the 40-Man Major League Roster. Once you sign a Minor Leaguer you must announce if you will be placing him in your 10-Man Minor League System or your 40-Man Major League Roster.
However, minor leaguers can also receive major league contracts (that is, without a flat AAS, and with a yearly breakdown). Regardless of what the AAS is (even if under 1M), the player must be placed on the 40-Man major league roster and their salary will count against the cap.
Important Note: Minor League Players who are drafted in June are not eligible to be bid on in FA; they are to be left for the MLB Player Draft starting January 1st.
Post by Rangers GM (Victor) on Mar 9, 2013 1:57:57 GMT -8
Your interpretation is somewhat correct. If the original signing team had actually signed them to Minor league deals, it would be true. Since not all teams understood that concept originally, some offered those prospects Major league deals. So they were NOT signed to prospect deals thus you dont get the prospect protection.
Changing contracts to suit your needs is why the Reds GM is having to go back and audit trades and FA signings now. Yes it takes some time to search and look over pages or rules but they are in place for a reason. It took me 2min to search both the mentioned players and see that they were both signed to major league contracts, per the description in league rules. Here are the links to save you some time :
Both of the players could have been signed to minor league contracts at the time but they were not bid on like that thus changing their standing in league.
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Post by Rangers GM (Victor) on Mar 9, 2013 9:39:19 GMT -8
When 2013 ends, they will be FA unless you want to waste a tag for just more year of their services. You will just have to bid on them as normal FA in next offseason. You also cant move them to minors as they arent signed to Minor league contracts.
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