Post by Mets/WhiteSoxGM on Sept 23, 2006 16:48:57 GMT -4
Every two years at the end of the season the commissioner will compile a list of all major league eligible (150AB/50 IP) players who will be 27 or younger on the upcoming December 31 and who have yet to go through free agency.
Also eligible for arbitration will be foreign born players from other pro baseball systems (Japan, Mexico, etc) who received one time signing bonuses and were given minor league contracts. Age will not be a consideration for the eligibility of these players, but if they are over the age of 27 they will only be required to go through arbitration once if they qualify as a major leaguer.
The list will then be sent to all 16 teams and the teams will be allowed to submit a list of a specificied number of players (to be determined based on the number of players eligible) who should go through arbitration.
A player gets a $2M raise by EITHER appearing on 14 or more lists OR he ranks in the top 20 of players with regard to the number of lists appeared on. A player gets a $1M raise EITHER by appearing on 10 to 13 lists OR he ranks in the 21-40 ranking range, unless he qualifies for a $2M raise. A player must appear on at least 5 lists to receive a raise. The top 20 and 40 would include all ties. (If the 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd players all appear on the same number of lists, the top 20 would be 1-22 and all are in the $2M group. The second tier would then start with the 23rd and stop with the 40th and any ties. If 40, 41, 42 and 43 all appear on the same number of lists, they are all in the $1M group together.) If a player has been listed by less than 5 owners, he does NOT receive a raise, regardless of his ranking.
The cutoff numbers 20 and 40 are for the 2007 arbitration only. Each future arbitration will have numbers appropriate to the number and quality of those players eligible for arbitration.
If the owner of the player desires to pay the arbitrated salary, the salary will go into affect immediately. If the owner of the player does not desire to pay the arbitrated salary, the player will become a free agent.
Arbitration example:
Miguel Cabrera is eligible for abitration, and
appears on 14 lists and ranks 15th, his salary goes from $300,000 to $2,300,000. (14+ or Top 20)
appears on 14 lists and ranks 25th, his salary goes from $300,000 to $2,300,000. (14+)
appears on 10 lists and ranks 15th, his salary goes from $300,000 to $2,300,000. (Top 20)
appears on 10 lists and ranks 25th, his salary goes from $300,000 to $1,300,000. (10-13 or 21-40)
appears on 10 lists and ranks 45th, his salary goes from $300,000 to $1,300,000. (10+)
appears on 5 lists and ranks 15th, his salary goes from $300,000 to $2,300,000. (Top 20)
appears on 5 lists and ranks 25th, his salary goes from $300,000 to $1,300,000. (21-40)
appears on 5 lists and ranks 45th, his salary does not change. (less than 10 and out of Top 40)
appears on 4 lists and ranks 25th, his salary does not change. (less than 5)
THIS INFORMATION IS BASED ON THE SISTER LEAGUE's ARBITRATION PLAN..... NUMBERS WILL BE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FOR OUR LEAGUE....DECISIONS TO MADE AFTER FIRST YEAR
Also eligible for arbitration will be foreign born players from other pro baseball systems (Japan, Mexico, etc) who received one time signing bonuses and were given minor league contracts. Age will not be a consideration for the eligibility of these players, but if they are over the age of 27 they will only be required to go through arbitration once if they qualify as a major leaguer.
The list will then be sent to all 16 teams and the teams will be allowed to submit a list of a specificied number of players (to be determined based on the number of players eligible) who should go through arbitration.
A player gets a $2M raise by EITHER appearing on 14 or more lists OR he ranks in the top 20 of players with regard to the number of lists appeared on. A player gets a $1M raise EITHER by appearing on 10 to 13 lists OR he ranks in the 21-40 ranking range, unless he qualifies for a $2M raise. A player must appear on at least 5 lists to receive a raise. The top 20 and 40 would include all ties. (If the 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd players all appear on the same number of lists, the top 20 would be 1-22 and all are in the $2M group. The second tier would then start with the 23rd and stop with the 40th and any ties. If 40, 41, 42 and 43 all appear on the same number of lists, they are all in the $1M group together.) If a player has been listed by less than 5 owners, he does NOT receive a raise, regardless of his ranking.
The cutoff numbers 20 and 40 are for the 2007 arbitration only. Each future arbitration will have numbers appropriate to the number and quality of those players eligible for arbitration.
If the owner of the player desires to pay the arbitrated salary, the salary will go into affect immediately. If the owner of the player does not desire to pay the arbitrated salary, the player will become a free agent.
Arbitration example:
Miguel Cabrera is eligible for abitration, and
appears on 14 lists and ranks 15th, his salary goes from $300,000 to $2,300,000. (14+ or Top 20)
appears on 14 lists and ranks 25th, his salary goes from $300,000 to $2,300,000. (14+)
appears on 10 lists and ranks 15th, his salary goes from $300,000 to $2,300,000. (Top 20)
appears on 10 lists and ranks 25th, his salary goes from $300,000 to $1,300,000. (10-13 or 21-40)
appears on 10 lists and ranks 45th, his salary goes from $300,000 to $1,300,000. (10+)
appears on 5 lists and ranks 15th, his salary goes from $300,000 to $2,300,000. (Top 20)
appears on 5 lists and ranks 25th, his salary goes from $300,000 to $1,300,000. (21-40)
appears on 5 lists and ranks 45th, his salary does not change. (less than 10 and out of Top 40)
appears on 4 lists and ranks 25th, his salary does not change. (less than 5)
THIS INFORMATION IS BASED ON THE SISTER LEAGUE's ARBITRATION PLAN..... NUMBERS WILL BE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FOR OUR LEAGUE....DECISIONS TO MADE AFTER FIRST YEAR