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Originally Posted by conception
Is it really that they have to be on the active roster on August 31st?
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Yes, active roster (in addition to the Disabled, Suspended, Bereavement, or Military lists).
But clubs can 'game' the system by putting players onto the DL just before the deadline to buy themselves some additional post-season roster spots. You can find cases of transactions where a player is called up from the minors and then put on the 60-day DL just so the club will get that extra eligible player slot.