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Old 05-15-2013, 01:10 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by neojonas View Post
I just noticed that everyone from my 40 man roster got the league minimum 490k/year major league salary even though some have not played a day in the majors yet. Is that correct?
If the player spends the season on option to the minors, he'll actually only be paid a portion of the major league minimum (around one-sixth, I think). This is intended to mimic the split contracts that players new to the 40-man roster typically have.
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