Contracts and Spring Training

PSUColonel · 01-23-2014, 11:02 PM

If you place players on the active roster during spring training and then demote to the minors prior to the start of the regular season, will the minor league contracts be purchased, and begin counting against the payroll?

FunkyBike1 · 01-23-2014, 11:45 PM

Yes, unfortunately.

snepp · 01-24-2014, 12:33 AM

Yes (assuming they remain on the 40-man roster), they'll get assigned a league minimum contract at the start of the season and will count against your available budget.

Note that when in the minors they won't actually get paid the league minimum though, they'll get the 15% minor league split.

hefalumps · 01-24-2014, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by PSUColonel

If you place players on the active roster during spring training and then demote to the minors prior to the start of the regular season, will the minor league contracts be purchased, and begin counting against the payroll?

If by "demote" you mean option them to the minors and leave them on the 40-man roster, then yes - a player who had a minor league contract will then be converted to a league-minimum major league contract on Opening Day. But if you waive/DFA them so that they're OFF the 40-man roster, then I think their minor league contract will stay a minor league contract. Not 100% though since I don't remember trying that before.

PSUColonel · 01-24-2014, 04:32 AM

But if you do that you obviously risk losing the player? And normally that type if player would be rather decent no?

njherdfan · 01-26-2014, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by PSUColonel

But if you do that you obviously risk losing the player? And normally that type if player would be rather decent no?

Right. There's no option to make someone a non-roster invitee, which seems to be the question here.

01-23-2014, 11:02 PM	#1
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,106	Contracts and Spring Training If you place players on the active roster during spring training and then demote to the minors prior to the start of the regular season, will the minor league contracts be purchased, and begin counting against the payroll?

01-23-2014, 11:45 PM	#2
FunkyBike1 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 137	Yes, unfortunately.

01-24-2014, 12:33 AM	#3
snepp All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,492	Yes (assuming they remain on the 40-man roster), they'll get assigned a league minimum contract at the start of the season and will count against your available budget. Note that when in the minors they won't actually get paid the league minimum though, they'll get the 15% minor league split.

01-24-2014, 04:32 AM	#5
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,106	But if you do that you obviously risk losing the player? And normally that type if player would be rather decent no?