[Dan Theman]

Originally Posted by CBA 2003-2006

(4)

Compensation

(a) The former Club of a Player who: (i) became a free agent under this Section B; and (ii)ranks as a Type A, B or C Player as defined below, shall be entitled to receive compensation subject to the provisions of subparagraph (c) below. Such compensation shall consist solely of the amateur draft choices described in subparagraph (c) below and shall be awarded in the Major League Rule 4 Draft succeeding the Player’s election of free agency.
(b) A Type A, B or C Player shall be a Player who became a free agent under this Section and who ranks as a Type A, B or C Player under the statistical system of ranking Players set forth in the document entitled “A Statistical System for the Ranking of Players,” using statistics based on a two-year average for each respective position group.

Type A Players: A Type A Player shall be a Player who ranks in
the upper thirty percent (30%) of his respective position group.

Type B Players: A Type B Player shall be a Player who ranks in
the upper fifty percent (50%) but not in the upper thirty percent
(30%) of his respective position group.

Type C Players: A Type C Player shall be a Player who ranks in
the upper sixty percent (60%) but not in the upper fifty percent
(50%) of his respective position group.

(c) A Type A, B or C Player shall be subject to compensation only if (i) he is offered salary arbitration by his former Club on or before December 7 pursuant to Section B(3) of this Article XX and signs a contract with another Club; or (ii) he signs a contract with another Club prior to December 7. Further, a Type C Player shall not be subject to compensation if he (iii)has not signed a Uniform Player’s Contract or reached agreement on terms as of the March 1 succeeding his election of free agency; or (iv) has previously elected free agency under this Section B (or under Article XVII(B)(2) of the 1976 Basic Agreement, or under Article XVIII(B)(2) of the 1980 Basic Agreement as amended, or under Article XX(B)(2) of the 1990 Basic Agreement or under Article XX(B)(2) of the 1997 Basic Agreement); or (v) has 12 or more years of credited Major League service.

For such Type A Players, compensation to the Player’s former Club shall be an amateur draft choice (“Regular Draft Choice”) of the signing Club and an added amateur draft choice(“Special Draft Choice”) in the Major League Rule 4 Draft. For such Type B Players, compensation to the Player’s former Club shall be a Regular Draft Choice of the signing Club in the Major League Rule 4 Draft. For such Type C Players, compensation to the Player’s former Club shall be a Special Draft Choice in the Major League Rule 4 Draft.

(d) The Regular Draft Choice of the signing Club described in subparagraph (c) above shall be assigned as follows. If the signing Club is among the first half of selecting Clubs, then the choice to be assigned for the highest ranking free agent Player signed by such Club shall be its second choice, with choices in the next following rounds to be assigned as compensation for the signing of the other Players in descending order of ranking. If the signing Club is among the second half of selecting Clubs, then such compensation shall begin with the Club’s first choice.

The Special Draft Choices described in subparagraph (c) above to be awarded to the former Club shall be made as follows. If the Club has lost a Type A Player, it shall be awarded an additional draft choice to be made immediately following the first complete round of the draft and preceding the commencement of the second round.

Clubs which have lost Type A Players shall make their choices in the reverse order of their won-lost percentage in the preceding season. Ties shall be broken by lot. If the Club has lost a Type C Player, it shall be awarded a draft choice to be made immediately following the second complete round of the draft and preceding the commencement of the third round. Clubs which have lost Type C Players shall make their choices in the reverse order of their won-lost percentage in the preceding season. Ties shall be broken by lot.

You know, this actually kind of reads like code.