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Performance-Incentive Bonuses
Performance-incentive bonuses are permitted in Major League contracts, but a bonus cannot be based on batting or pitching skill, or where the club finishes in the standings.
A performance-incentive bonus can, however, be tied to days spent on an MLB Active List during the MLB regular season, and/or Games Played, Games Started, Games Finished, and/or Innings Pitched for pitchers, or Games Played, Games Started, and/or Plate Appearances for position players. Awards such as MVP, Cy Young, Silver Slugger, and/or Gold Glove, and/or being named to an All-Star team, can also be tied to an incentive bonus.
MLB PRE-ARBITRATION BONUS POOL PROGRAM
Beginning in 2022, there will be a $50M pool established by MLB clubs each season to provide bonuses for pre-arbitration (auto-renewal) players:
$2.5M if player wins MVP or Cy Young Award;
$1.75M if player finishes 2nd in MVP or Cy Young Award;
$1.5M if player finishes 3rd in MVP or Cy Young Award voting;
$1M if player finishes 4th or 5th in MVP or Cy Young Award voting;
$750K if player wins Rookie of the Year;
$500K if player finishes 2nd in Rookie of the Year voting;
$1M if player is named to All-MLB 1st team;
$500K if player is named to All-MLB 2nd team.
NOTE: A player can only receive one bonus per season. If a player is eligible for more than one bonus in a given season, he will receive the highest bonus.
Each MLB club will contribute $1.67M to the bonus pool each season, and the money contributed to the bonus pool counts against a club's Competitive Balance Tax (CBT) liability, no matter how many of the club's players might have received a bonus, and/or if none of the club's players received a bonus.
Any amount of the $50M in bonus money not automatically awarded to players in a season will be distributed to the Top 100 pre-arbitration players based on a player's WAR as determined jointly by MLB & MLBPA.
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KingKongvsGodzilla (view)
Another year AZPhil, and you have more to do than ever! Heck yeah! Great stuff from Rosario so far. What are your impressions of guys like Freilyn Silverio, Adan Sanchez, Jose Escobar, and Anderson Suriel? Particularly the first two, feel like I’m forgetting one.
fullykräusened (view)
My first thought was that Hendricks was IL'd with a broken ERA, but after some quick research, you're right about MLB making at least some effort to discourage the "phantom IL."
crunch (view)
luke little rejoins the MLB party...
crunch (view)
hendricks IL...lower back...
given recent backlash by MLB, i doubt this is a phanton IL.
wtf...also drew smyly to IL...right hip...
crunch (view)
boston, houston, miami...lots of potential suitors for a backup 1st/DH who won't be pain if they need regular ABs
Childersb3 (view)
BOS 1B Casas just hit the IL. Maybe Cooper goes there.
Cooper leaving does open a 40man spot. Probably for an arm at some point.
Horton?
Maybe Caissie
crunch (view)
now that cooper is gone, who's going to the IL? seems like it will probably be a pitcher at this point.
crunch (view)
can't wait to see what A-ball fringe corner OF/1st he'll be traded for...
Childersb3 (view)
Cooper DFA'd
Arizona Phil (view)
Players on the 40 can be recalled and be placed on the MLB Taxi Squad for one day, like for example if a club is unsure if a player might or might not be placed on the IL ("game time decision"). Like maybe Happ, for example.
Also, a player on the MLB Taxi Squad must be returned to his optional assignment the next day if he is not officially recalled to the 26-man roster.
The player is NOT paid at the MLB split rate and does NOT accrue MLB Service Time while he is on the Taxi Squad. Also, it is not considered to be an official recall / option back if he is not added to the 26-man roster.