MLBA GENERAL EXAM PREDICTIONS
Arbitration (Panel Selects) - ANSWER Panel selects either of 2 figures w/o
opinion and awards a 1 year, non-guaranteed contract at one salary or the other
i. If player is cut before the 16th day before the season begins, he is entitled to 30
days terminat...
Arbitration (Panel Selects) - ANSWER Panel selects either of 2 figures w/o
opinion and awards a 1 year, non-guaranteed contract at one salary or the other
i. If player is cut before the 16th day before the season begins, he is entitled to 30
days termination pay.
ii. If player is cut during spring training but after the 16th day before season
begins, he is entitled only to 45 days termination pay.
Assignment (Optional) - ANSWER - sent to minors but remain on 40 man
- allows a team to freely move a player up and down between major and minor
league levels
- if player optionally assigned for less than 20 days total in one season.
- Player will be credited with MLS during period of assignment:
EX:
- if 19 days = full year of service
- If 21 days = 21 days of service
10-day rule: When player "optioned", he cannot be recalled for 10 days.
the daily major league roster limit from Opening Day until August 31st -
ANSWER 26
When a player is optioned from a major league club to one of its minor league
affiliates, he cannot be recalled back to the major league club for how many days?
- ANSWER 10
Once a player has been placed on a club's 40-man roster, how many option years
does a club have on that particular player? - ANSWER 3
When a player is designated for assignment (total removal from the 40-man), how
many days does a club have to trade, assign or release that player? - ANSWER 7
When referencing a player on a club's 40-man roster, a player is considered to
have used an "option year" when he spends at least how many days in the minors?
- ANSWER 20
How many days is considered 1 full year of major league service time? -
ANSWER 172
,Following the completion of a player's Uniform Player's Contract, a player may
become a free agent if he has not executed a contract for the next season AND if he
has at least how many years of Major League service? - ANSWER 6
Regarding a player and free agency, how long is the "Quiet Period"? - ANSWER
5 days
A Qualifying Offer is given by a club to a player that is guaranteed equal to the
average of the _______ highest paid players from the prior season. - ANSWER
125
A player whose contract is terminated by a club during Spring Training but 16
days on or before the start of the season shall be entitled to receive termination pay
equal to how many days' payment at the rate stipulated in paragraph 2 of his
contract? - ANSWER 30 days
A player whose contract is terminated by a club during Spring Training within 15
days or less before the start of the season shall be entitled to receive termination
pay equal to how many days' payment at the rate stipulated in paragraph 2 of his
contract? - ANSWER 45 days
What percentage of the exterior of a player's shoe must be the club's designated
primary shoe color? - ANSWER 51%
How many violations of the Smokeless Tobacco Policy by a player does it take
before the player is fined? - ANSWER 2 violations
A player is suspended how many games for their first positive steroid test result? -
ANSWER 80 games
In regards to drug testing, players on the major league roster will be required to
submit to how may urine samples during the season? - ANSWER -
Excluding "Super Two" players, what is the minimum number of Major League
service years accumulated must a player have to be considered for salary
arbitration? - ANSWER 3
What percentage of the playoff Players' Pool is distributed to the players if they
win the World Series? - ANSWER 36%
, Each club may schedule up to how many Interleague games each season? -
ANSWER 20
The minimum salary for each day of service at the Minor League level depends on
what? - ANSWER How long a player has been at the minor league level
In general, no player shall be required to report for Spring Training workouts more
than _______ days prior to the start of the season. - ANSWER 33
What is the minimum number of active players a club can maintain during the
season, barring unforeseen circumstances? - ANSWER 25
What is the limit on percentage of total compensation that can be deferred of a
player contract? - ANSWER no limit
The contract of a player with ________ or more years of Major League service,
the last ________ of which have been with one team, shall not be assignable to
another Major League club without the player's written consent. - ANSWER 10,5
A player is eligible to become a free agent as of what time on the day following
the day the last game of the World Series has started? - ANSWER 9:00 AM ET
Any club signing a contract with a player during free agency after the expiration
of the "Quiet Period" cannot assign his contract until after what date? - ANSWER
The next June 15
FACT PATTERN: Your client has accumulated 2 full years of major league
service time from the 2014 and 2015 seasons and had also accumulated 87 days of
service during the 2016 season. This ranks him in the top 19% in total service in
the class of players who have 2 but not less than 3 years of Major League service. -
ANSWER Super Two Status
What dates are arbitration hearings held on? - ANSWER February 1-20
How many times may a Club require a Player's physical presence during contract
negotiations? - ANSWER once, Player is entitled to be paid by theClub or round-
trip first class transportation and first-class hotel costs, and a daily meal and tip
allowance
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