
MLB roster rules
When the Skies of November Turn Gloomy
At 9 AM (Eastern) on Thursday 11/2 (the day after the final game of the 2023 World Series), 3B-1B Jeimer Candelario, RHP Tyler Duffey, and RHP Shane Greene will be automatically declared Article XX-B MLB free agents and will be removed from the Cubs MLB 40-man roster. They do not have to file. It is automatic. At that same time, RHP Michael Fulmer will be reinstated from the MLB 60-day IL and will be declared an Article XX-B MLB free-agent.
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Two 2019 MLB Rules Changes of Note
7/5 RE-POST: I posted this about three months ago, but here it is again since we are within a month of the 2019 MLB trade deadline...
4/9 ORIGINAL POST
There were a couple of changes of note made to MLB Rules in 2019 (they were officially approved this week), one pertaining to Trade Assignment Waivers and the MLB Trade Deadline, and the other with regard to Outright Assignment Waiver claims.
One change was reported (with much fanfare but without much detail) in the media, but the other one was not reported at all.
So here they both are (in somewhat greater detail).
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Changes to MLB Roster Rules in 2017
Along with the new CBA, there have been several changes to MLB roster rules this year, some of which you may already be aware, and some you might not know about...
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Why Is a Player Designated for Assignment, and then Optioned to the Minors?
There seems to be some confusion (not here, but elsewhere) about why a player would be Designated for Assignment (DFA), and then subsequently be optioned to the minors.
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crunch (view)
reliever market is f'n crazy. guys that aren't "lights out" but still good are getting crazy loot. josh hader gonna get crazy paid if these early contracts are an indication of the market.
emilio pagan - 2/16m (8m average)
nick martinez - 2/26m (13m average)
reynaldo lopez - 3/30m (10m average)
it also makes me wonder how much j.assad is worth as a trade piece in this market...or how valuable he is to the team to save money. these swing guy types are going to start making good loot for relievers. in 2023 there were 5 pitchers in all of MLB that pitched 200+ IP...8 in 2022...4 in 2021. Pre-COVID you have to go back to the strike shortened 1994 to find less than 10 pitchers with sub-200 IP (Greg Maddux the only guy in 94).
crunch (view)
thomas hatch is going to fight ham in japan. he was on PIT's 40-man.
crunch (view)
morel played somewhere besides 3rd and SS...he got 8 innings in CF, 2 putouts and an assist.
crunch (view)
ryan flaherty new cubs bench coach.
crunch (view)
bellinger wins comeback player of the year. the AL winner was liam hendricks and his 5ip before he got tommy john...setting himself up for a 2025 shot at the award.
Bill (view)
I hope that Perlaza goes on to have a successful career. On most Cubs teams prior to the current administration, he would have been one of their more highly ranked prospects. As far as the others are concerned, one or more may well go on to be much better than expected, but unfortunately there is no way to tell which one at the present time. You can't keep everyone.
crunch (view)
s.gray signs with the cards...3/75m
Arizona Phil (view)
Another one of the nine Cubs post-2023 Rule 9 minor league 6YFA has signed, as RHP Carlos Guzman (acquired from the Tigers for Zack McKinstry at the end of Spring Training) signed a 2024 minor league contract with the Mets.
So RHRP Yovanny Cruz (SD), C-INF P. J. Higgins (CIN), and now Carlos Guzman (NYM) have already signed 2024 minor league contracts with new MLB organizations, and OF Yonathan Perlaza is headed for Korea (Hanhwa Eagles).
crunch (view)
...and back to 3rd for another game. at this point i'm gonna hang back and when/if he actually plays 1st then i'll find it notable. i am glad he's playing a good amount of 3rd, though...give the club one more good look at him there. shrug
crunch (view)
morel played SS last night (no errors)...hit a homer and a double. he's got 2 of both in 19PA.