Baseball players propose limiting optional assignments to minors at 3 per season, down from 5
Summary
Baseball players want to reduce the number of times teams can send players to the minor leagues without their consent from five times per season to three. They also propose increasing the active roster size early in the season and making changes to injured player rules and draft eligibility.Key Facts
- Players proposed limiting optional minor league assignments to 3 times per season, down from the current 5.
- They want to increase active rosters from 26 to 28 players during the first 15 days of each season.
- The maximum number of pitchers allowed on the roster during this period would rise from 13 to 14.
- Players suggested changing the 60-day injured list rules to start at the November tender deadline to better protect players from the Rule 5 draft.
- They want the Rule 5 draft to happen even if there is a lockout after the current labor contract ends December 1.
- The players also seek to gain major league service time credit when pitchers are sent to the minors during certain conditions.
- Players ask for guaranteed access to team performance and video data that is not proprietary.
- Team owners have proposed a salary cap for the first time since a major strike in 1994-95.
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