Post by Oregon Three Lions of Madison on Dec 29, 2015 2:00:48 GMT
An FYI:
International free agents are subject to the bonus pool restrictions if they are amateurs. The CBA does not affirmatively define what it means to be an international amateur. Rather, it sets forth exemptions to amateurism:
1) A player who is at least 23 years old and has played professional in a Cuban league for at least five seasons. (This is slightly different from the provision that was controlling during the 2013-14 international free agent signing period that allowed Cubans to sign as a professional free agent if they were at least 23 and had plied their trade for three seasons in a Cuban league.)
2) Similarly, a player who is at least 23 years old and has played as a professional in a league recognized by the MLB Commissioner’s office are also not considered amateurs.
3) A player who has previously signed a contract to play in MLB or the minors is not considered an amateur either.
****The easiest way to tell if the guy is considered an amateur or professional entering the MLB is if he counts against the signing teams bonus pool money, and that is almost always reported when the player signs. If a player counts against an MLB teams International bonus pool then they are eligible for our offseason minor league draft. If he does not and has no restrictions he will enter our MLB auction.
International free agents are subject to the bonus pool restrictions if they are amateurs. The CBA does not affirmatively define what it means to be an international amateur. Rather, it sets forth exemptions to amateurism:
1) A player who is at least 23 years old and has played professional in a Cuban league for at least five seasons. (This is slightly different from the provision that was controlling during the 2013-14 international free agent signing period that allowed Cubans to sign as a professional free agent if they were at least 23 and had plied their trade for three seasons in a Cuban league.)
2) Similarly, a player who is at least 23 years old and has played as a professional in a league recognized by the MLB Commissioner’s office are also not considered amateurs.
3) A player who has previously signed a contract to play in MLB or the minors is not considered an amateur either.
****The easiest way to tell if the guy is considered an amateur or professional entering the MLB is if he counts against the signing teams bonus pool money, and that is almost always reported when the player signs. If a player counts against an MLB teams International bonus pool then they are eligible for our offseason minor league draft. If he does not and has no restrictions he will enter our MLB auction.
