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st. louis cardinals paying minor leaguers through end of season.

to that point, will an outright of a player count as the first outright assignment of his career? any player can refuse any subsequent outright minor league assignment and become a free agent.

in most cases, it is happening at clubs' home stadiums and at facilities nearby if additional fields are needed. the blue jays need clearance from the canadian government to practice there (in the interim, they might conduct 2.0 in buffalo, home of their triple-a affiliate). for the brewers, the majority of the players will be at miller park.

there is no 31st or 29th man. the 27th man rule will only be allowed when the roster is at 26 players.

depends on how spring training 2.0 goes. there is no longer a limit to the number of pitchers that a club may carry, but considering the new extra-inning rule allows for a pinch runner to take the spot at second base, the club may wish to keep a speedster over a pitcher as the 30th, 28th and 26th man.

but then whose assessment is the club putting faith in? the player's self-assessment? the assessment of a doctor in the player's off-season region (which could potentially be up to 60 different medical professionals)? have the players been able to see medical professionals since the pandemic? i know that we're talking likely talking about minimum pay for at least two-thirds of these taxi squad players on the 60-man, so it's low risk for the club to add them if there's a pre-existing injury.

do the clubs have the right to require a physical and evaluate the player before the sunday deadline of setting the 60-man roster? how the heck are they supposed to achieve that in less than five days?

regarding roster construction rules, this is what i believe we're waiting to hear on: --60-day injured list has been replaced by a 45-day injured list. normally, the 60-day injured list removes a player from the 40-man roster and opens up a spot. unclear if the same applies here, but likely does. --rules were in place for the 27th man for days when more than one game was being played or completed. will the 30-man, 28-man and 26-man rosters each be plus one for such situations? --rule 5 draftees must be carried on the active roster for at least 90 days and may spend the rest of the season on the injured list in order to be kept by the claiming team. the 2020 season will be shorter than 90 days, so it's unclear how rule 5 draftee assignments will be handled. --we don't know how opt-out clauses in minor league contracts will work. normally, they allow a player to declare free agency if he isn't added to the 40-man or 26-man active roster by a certain date. --normally, opt-out clauses are required for veterans who finish the previous season on a club's 40-man roster or injured list and are invited to big league camp as a non-roster invitee. how does this affect a player who finishes the season on a club's 60-man roster or injured list? --we don't know if or how long there will be a requisite stay for players sent down on optional assignment. normally, it'd be 15 days for pitchers, and 10 days for position players. seeing as there's no minor league club to report to on optional assignment, it seems unreasonable to expect a requisite stay--especially with a shortened season. --we don't know how optional assignments will work for the 20 additional players on the 60-man roster, and for that matter, for players who were on the 40-man roster when transactions froze. if they spend more than 20 days on optional assignment, do they burn an option? will clubs be granted an extra option year for players who were not rule 5 eligible in 2019? --expanding on that, the 40-man roster is a major league roster. players are signed to split contracts--they make a set amount when on the active club roster, and much less (but a negotiated amount) when on optional assignment. is the 60-man roster being defined as a major league roster? --how will outright waivers and release waivers be handled--especially for a player out of minor league options? can other clubs jump in to make a claim? if so, how? this is especially important if mlb and mlbpa decide to pare the major league roster size back towards 40 players. again, we need clarification on how the 60-man roster is defined. --we certainly hope it doesn't come to this, but what happens if a team's 60-man roster is decimated by the actual or potential spread of covid, and there are fewer than 26 healthy players available? *i removed content on postseason eligibility due to my misinterpretation.

nix that rule for 2020. the brewers can carry as many pitchers as they want to on the 30-man, 28-man and 26-man rosters.

nix that for 2020. it's a 10-day injured list for pitchers and position players. a separate special injured list will be created for covid-related concerns. there is no requisite stay for this injured list. any player who tests positive, has symptoms, or has confirmed exposure to another who tested positive can be placed on this special injured list.

reportedly, the transactions freeze ends friday 26 june at 11:00 am central.

30-man roster proposed for first 14 days of season. 28-man roster proposed at day 15. teams must pare down to a 26-man roster by day 29. pre-pandemic, clubs had 27 days in september to carry a 28-man roster. we'll see if these rules are in place once the season starts.

reminder: here are the players that have not been placed on optional assignment as of the transactions freeze in march. it does not include players signed to a minor league contract who were in big league camp. it's unclear how their opt-out clauses were affected. 1. brett anderson 2. ray black 3. corbin burnes 4. alex claudio 5. josh hader 6. adrian houser 7. corey knebel (had yet to appear in a major league game due to injury) 8. eric lauer 9. josh lindblom 10. freddy peralta 11. david phelps 12. brent suter 13. devin williams 14. brandon woodruff 1. orlando arcia 2. ryan braun 3. lorenzo cain 4. ben gamel 5. avisail garcia 6. jedd gyorko 7. keston hiura 8. brock holt 9. omar narvarez 10. manny pina 11. justin smoak 12. eric sogard 13. tyrone taylor (had yet to appear in a major league game due to injury) 14. luis urias (had yet to appear in a major league game due to injury) 15. christian yelich

reportedly the dh will be used in the national league for the 2020 and 2021 seasons.

san francisco giants paying minor leaguers through the end of the 2020 season.

the a's owner has reversed course, paying minor leaguers retroactively for june, and has committed to paying them until the end of the season.

as noted in the minor league forum, andres blanco was released at the end of last month. and, as noted in the thread on pay for minor league players, blanco did get a lump sum payment of $50,000 from the mlbpa.

i live in minneapolis. we're on curfew with threat of authorized lethal force by the military if we break curfew.

milwaukee brewers are paying minor leaguers through the end of june.

i am hoping for the brewers to have their class aaa team in st. paul. rumors are that that class aaa team would replace the st. paul saints.

tampa bay rays paying minor leaguers through end of june.

here are some team-by-team updates with regards to the $400/week for players under minor league contracts. please feel free to add teams i've missed. oakland a's paying minor leaguers through end of this month only. atlanta braves paying minor leaguers through end of june. texas rangers paying minor leaguers through end of june. miami marlins paying minot leaguers through end of august. san diego padres paying minor leaguers through end of august.

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pre-pandemic, a player had to spend at least 90 days of the season on the club's active roster in order to be retained--and the remainder could be spent on the injured list. if the season does indeed start early july, it's possible that a healthy rule 5 draftee will be able to meet 90 days--but agree more easily stashed if the roster is expanded beyond the normal limit of 26 players.

it's possible with the potential 2020 abbreviated season. certainly gives the brewers an advantage with ryan braun playing the majority of his games as a designated hitter (and giving lorenzo cain a spell from time to time).