VIII. Cutting/Claiming Players
A. Free agents are claimed through the CBS web site and will following CBS website claiming rules.
B. All free agent claims are assigned a 10Y contract & count $1 toward the salary cap.
C. Players can only be added from F/A pool to fill a roster need due to an injured or minor leagued player from the major league roster or if a player is underperforming.
D. Once a Y contract player is removed from your active or injured roster for any reason the player will go back into the free agent pool. You CANNOT keep Y players on your bench.
E. Any active MLB player who is not on a BCTL roster can be claimed the first full day after his activation (Example: Dodgers activate player X on Monday at noon. All claims sent in by 8pm will be considered valid).
F. Teams may make an unlimited number of roster moves with the following stipulation: Any player called up to your active roster (whether it be from your Minor League system, a free agent claim) must remain active for a period of 10 calendar days unless his MLB status changes (sent to the minors(except Y contracts), placed on DL, etc..) or the player he directly replaced is activated from his MLB team disabled list.
G. 10-day rule starts from start of season. No roster moves first 10 days after start of season unless Part C applies in this section.
H. Any team making more than one free agent claim per day must put their 1st priority first, as after a team has gotten one free agent on a day then they will go to the back of the order to claim their 2nd player. So please make sure that you put the highest priority claim in your e-mail.
I. Players must be taken off the INJURED roster within 72 hours after the ML team has activated the player. If the player is not taken off the INJURED roster within 72 hours then the player will be placed on the active roster for the player that he replaced when on the DL. If that player is no longer on the roster then it will be the player that replaced the first player and etc.
IX. Contracts
A. The terms, eligibility’s, and restrictions of contracts are as follows:
(A) 3 years, 3rd year is option year
(B) 3 years, no option, reserve bonus eligible*
(B*) Coverts to a (B) when player plays first MLB game, minor league bonus eligible
(C) 3-year, minor league extension contract
(D) 2 years, 2nd year is option year
(E) 2 years, no option, reserve bonus eligible *
(F) 2 years, minor league extension contract
(G) 1 year, option year (5$ per year, Max 4yrs),
(GT) 1 year, no option,
(H) 1 year, option add-on year (5$ per year, Max 3yrs),
(I) 1-year, last year minor league extension, no option,
(J) 2 years, no option --- *migrates to GT
(M) 3 years, no option --- *migrates to J
(P) 4 years, no option --- *migrates to M
(S) 5 years, no option --- *migrates to P
(Y) F/A pickup. Player dropped at seasons end.
(Z) Commissioner added player do to inactivity of an owner.
* All contracts A-H, migrate three letters forward (Example: A migrates to D). All contracts J-S, migrate three letters backward (S migrates to P).
B. The reserve bonus is available to you if you have a qualifying player (5B, 5E, or 5H) and a first round draft pick. By forfeiting your draft pick the player begins the season in your minor leagues. The minor league rookie bonus is available for to you if you have qualifying player (5B*) and your lowest reserve picks can be used. There will be no maximum of minor league bonus players as long as you have reserve picks.
C. Players entering their option years (G or H contracts), may be (1) cut without compensation, (2) allowed to play the final year at his assigned salary & the team would receive topping rights the following season, or (3) signed to an extension.
1. The extension adds $5(G Contract) per extended season to the players’ current contract.
2. The extension adds $5(H Contract) per extended season to the players’ current contract.
Players’ contracts may only be extended once (Example: a player whose contract is 4G,5H, signed to a two-year extension, would now be 14M,15C respectfully) H contracts can be extended a max of 4 years. G contracts can be extended a max of 6 years.