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| Options Clarifications | |
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| Topic Started: Mar 23 2018, 04:19 AM (30 Views) | |
| Summerville Pinecones | Mar 23 2018, 04:19 AM Post #1 |
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Are we viewing Options the same as is meant in RL? I was not aware, but Options are not single events. 1 Option equals 1 Option year, during which a player can be "up-downed" as much as team would like (while remaining on 40-man). Are we doing Option (Years) or single event Options? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_transactions Options Options are directed by MLB Rule 11 (C).[10] A player has a finite number of option years in which he may be moved between the major and minor leagues an unlimited number of times. If a player is on the 40-man roster but not on the active major league roster, he is said to be on optional assignment—his organization may freely move him between the major league club and the minor league club. The rules for this are as follows. (In all cases, an assignment of a player on a major-league disabled list to the minors while on a rehabilitation assignment does not count as time spent in the minors.) A common misconception, based on the phrase, "out of options," is that a player may only be moved between the major and minor leagues a restricted number of times. Once a player has been placed on a team's 40-man roster, a team has 3 option years on that player. A player is considered to have used one of those three option years when he spends at least 20 days in the minors in any of those 3 seasons. A team may have a fourth option year on a player with less than five full seasons of professional experience, provided that both conditions below are met. A player has not spent at least 90 days on an active professional roster in a season. Minor leagues that play below Class A Advanced have seasons that are shorter than 90 days, and as such, any player who spends a full season in a rookie or Class A (short-season) league will receive a fourth option year. A player has not spent at least 60 days on an active professional roster AND then at least 30 days on a disabled list in a season. Only after 60 days have been spent on an active professional roster does time spent on the disabled list count towards the 90-day threshold. As with the prior example, this cannot occur with players who spend a full season in a rookie or Class A (short season) league. Once all of the options have been used up on a player, a player is considered "out of options" and a player must be placed on and clear waivers prior to being sent down to the minor leagues (there is also the "veterans' consent" rule). The option system was designed to prevent players from being buried in the minor leagues forever, by forcing teams to make a decision within a limited number of years on whether or not they can use a player in the Major Leagues. [11] Once placed on the protected 40-man roster the player knows his team will have to bring him up to the majors, or expose him to being claimed on waivers so that another team can bring him to the majors, all within three years. Options do not "reset" if a player is traded - he still has only the original three option years that began when he was first placed on a team's 40-man roster. |
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| Summerville Pinecones | Mar 23 2018, 04:21 AM Post #2 |
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From our Rules, it appears we are viewing Options as single events... Could we please have confirmation or correction of this understanding... From our Rules section... Options: Every player under the rookie contract scale starts with 3 options. An option is used when demoting to the minors. All minor league contracts also start with 3 options. When an option is used it must be noted by the player on your roster. If this is not complied with, there will be penalties. A player who runs through his 3 mil TO/ARB years retains the 3 options until they are used. Once the player hits his 8th year (first RFA year or open free agency), the player has 0 options. Therefore even if a player has 3 options leftafter his 7th season ends, he will not retain them into his 8th year. Additionally, all players signed to "Dynasty Contracts" even if they are in years before their 8th year in the real MLB, have 0 options. A player can "reopen" his option-ability by finishing his "Dynasty Contract" and re-entering the ARB system if before their 8th year. If a player is out of options, in order to demote the player, he must be sent through waivers before they can be placed in the minors. This must be posted in the forum under Waivers. Teams have 48 hours to post a claim on the player also on the forum. If no claims are placed, the player has passed through waivers and is now in the MiLB. Edited by Summerville Pinecones, Mar 23 2018, 04:21 AM.
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| Chicago Fire | Mar 23 2018, 07:29 AM Post #3 |
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In the previous league we were doing single event options, meaning that upon being called down an option is used up, and it was my understanding for the new league that that was the same. |
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| Hartford Whalers | Mar 24 2018, 12:37 AM Post #4 |
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Yes single event, every send down is an option |
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