On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 19:52:40 -0500, "Terrell Miller"
<millerto RemoveThis @bellsouth.net> wrote:
>"Dghughes7155" <dghughes7155 RemoveThis @aol.com> wrote in message
>news:20031120183213.08047.00000241@mb-m03.aol.com...
>> Not sure what this is or how it works
>
>it's kind of like a mini-expansion draft that everybody gets to take part
>in.
>
>Any player in a team's organization that is a) not on the 40-man roster, and
>b) has 3+ years of professional experience (depending on how old they were
>when they first signed a professional contract) is eligible to be selected
>in the Rule V Draft.
>
>Teams select in the waiver order IIRC, so the bad teams usually get first
>dibs. Each team can either pass or take a player from another club.
Note that in order to take a player a team must have an available spot
on their 40 man roster - which means that they have one fewer minor
leaguer protected.
If they
>take a player they pay the old club $50,000. They have to keep that player
>on their 25-man roster (or the DL) all year or offer him back to his
>original club for half of the $50,000 price.
>
>There is also a minor-league version of the Rule V draft, not sure how
>different that one is.
Players assigned to AA have to be kept in AAA all season, etc. Teams
get to protect a number of players (unsure exactly how many) It's
usually used to fill a hole for a year. For instance, if a team
doesn't have any adequate third baseman in AAA and don't want to rush
anybody or move any real prospects out of position, they might draft a
3b languishing in AA just to help their AAA affiliate. The players
drafted are normally pretty close to being 6 year minor league free
agents anyway.
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