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| What is the 25-man roster? |
| The 25-man roster is the roster that the major league team is comprised
of. Players on the 25-man roster are eligible to play in a major league
game. |
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| What is the 40-man roster? |
| The 40-man roster is comprised of all of the players on the 25-man roster,
anyone who is on the 15-day
disabled list, and minor leaguers who usually have played 3 or more
professional seasons. Players who are on the 60-day
disabled list are not on the 40-man roster. A team may recall players
that are on the 40-man roster that are not on the 25-man
roster during the season. |
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| What is recalling? |
| When a team wishes to add a player to the 25-man
roster that is on the 40-man
roster, that player is "recalled" from the minor leagues.
If the player that is to be called up is not on the 40-man
roster, that player needs to have his contract purchased. |
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| What is having your "contract purchased"? |
| If a team wishes to add a player to the 25-man
roster that is not on teh 40-man
roster, that player needs to have his "contract purchased".
The team that purcahses the contract takes over the responsibility of paying
for that player's services. |
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| How many players can be on the major league roster? |
| A team's roster may consist of 40 players until Opening
Day, when the number must be reduced to 25 until September 1st, when it
again becomes 40. |
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| How many players can be on each minor league
roster? |
| There are two separate lists of players for minor league teams: the "active
list", and the "reserve list". Players may be transferred
between these lists before the start of each game, but only players who
are on the "active list" at the start of the game can play in
a particular game. The "reserve list" includes all players on
the "active list". |
- AAA and AA teams are allowed 24 players on their "active list"
for the first 30 games. They are allowed 23 players on their active
list after that until August 10th, when they are allowed to have 24
players. The "reserve list" limit is 38 players for AAA teams
and 37 players for AA teams.
- A teams have a limit of 25 players on their "active list".
- Short season A teams have a limit of 30 players on their "active
list".
- Rookie ball teams have a limit of 35 players on their "active
list".
- Below AA, clubs can have a "reserve list" of 35 players.
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| How does "optioning" work? |
| Generally, after 3 pro seasons, a player must be protected
on a club’s 40-man roster
or he becomes eligible for the Rule 5 draft. Once a player is added to a
club’s 40-man roster,
the club then 3 available option years during which they can place him on
“optional assignment” to a minor league club. A player can be
sent up and down as many times as the club so chooses within those three
seasons. Once a player is “out of options”, he must clear “waivers”
in order to be sent down again. |
- If a player is not sent to the minors during a year, an option is
not used.
- If a player is on the 40-man
roster in spring training but optioned to the minors before the
season is underway, an option is used.
- If an assignment in the minors lasts 20 days, an option is not used.
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| How long does a team need to wait after sending
a player down to recall him? |
| A player must be in the minor leagues 10 days before
rejoining a major league club. |
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| What does "Designated for Assignment"
(DFA) mean? |
| Being "Designated for Assignment" has been known as a "temporary
purgatory" for baseball players. When a team wants to remove a player
from the 25-man roster or
the 40-man roster, they can
designate that player for assignment. The team then has 10 days to try to
trade that player or place him on waivers. The purpose of designated someone
for assignment is to open up that person's roster spot. |
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| Which players are eligible are allowed to be
on the post-season roster? |
| Players that are on the 40-man
roster by August 31st are eligible to be on the post-season roster.
If a player is injured, any player in the organization can be used. The
restriction in this case is that a hitter be substituted for a hitter, and
a pitcher be substituted for a pitcer. |
