In my last segment, I covered the history of free agency and where it originated. Continuing in that arena, this is what happens when a player has been drafted.
When a player has been drafted, he is bound to the team who has drafted him for three seasons in the minor leagues.
A minor league contract is automatically renewed on a year to year basis. After three years, a player must either be added
to the 40 man roster, which then indicates that he has a major league contract, or the player is then eligible for what is called the Rule 5 draft. Once a player has played for three consecutive seasons and is on the 40 man roster, there are then
team "options" on that player. They can send the player to the minors and still keep him under contract for three additional
seasons with automatic contract renewals. Each player has three option years and can be sent up and down from the minors as often as the team sees fit during that period of time.
However, a player with three or more seasons cannot be removed from the 40 man roster without his consent. The player himself can opt for immediate release or release at the end of the season. A player can also opt for free agency upon his removal from the 40 man roster, starting with the second removal of his career. On the next and final segment of this
BLOG, I will cover the provisions of the Rule 5 draft and how it fits into the free agency program.
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