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Originally Posted by afail
If a player is given a major league contract at the minimum, then sent to AAA, THE NEXT SEASON he should receive a minor league contract (99% sure on this). He should not accumulate any major league service time despite a major league contract if he is not on the 25 man roster as well.
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A small issue relative to being able to remove from 40 man completely but the league minimum contract guys sign for the first three years is NOT GAURANTEED. They are only paid a prorated amount based on their time on the 25 man roster. Justin Mosely who maid an emergency start for the Angels does not continue to get paid $350K for the rest of the year because he was on the roster for one day. He is still on the 40 man, back in AAA, and gets a nice bonus check for ones day work. It makes sense if you think about it.