Minor league service time-based roster rules

BMW · 07-23-2009, 04:03 PM

The main limitations on players in the minors are service limits (that is, the amount of prior years of minor league service the player is allowed to have).

My suggestion is that the league be capable of defining certain roster roles and then the number of players minimum or maximum on that type can be on the roster.

The design would be as such:

Each league has a definition for:

Rookie (input from x Pro years to y Pro years)
Limited Service I (input from x Pro years to y Pro years)
Limited Service II (input from x Pro years to y Pro years)
Veteran (input from x Pro years to y Pro years)

Then, each league has a roster limitation for each category:

Rookie Constraint (input from a players on active roster to b players on active roster)
Limited Service I Constraint (input from a players on active roster to b players on active roster)
Limited Service II Constraint (input from a players on active roster to b players on active roster)
Veteran Constraint (input from a players on active roster to b players on active roster)

Biggio509 · 08-20-2009, 02:01 AM

A little off topic but I was wondering if anyone knew the answer. The appy league has a roster limit of no players with more than 2 years as a professional and no more than 3 years minor league service time. How do they define professional? Does it mean served on a big league club or is it experience from other baseball orgs like the independent league or foreign leagues? It seems the minor league service time is redundant if time in the rookie leagues is time as a professional.

07-23-2009, 04:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
BMW All Star Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,471 Thanks: 125 Thanked 491x in 204 posts	Minor league service time-based roster rules The main limitations on players in the minors are service limits (that is, the amount of prior years of minor league service the player is allowed to have). My suggestion is that the league be capable of defining certain roster roles and then the number of players minimum or maximum on that type can be on the roster. The design would be as such: Each league has a definition for: Rookie (input from x Pro years to y Pro years) Limited Service I (input from x Pro years to y Pro years) Limited Service II (input from x Pro years to y Pro years) Veteran (input from x Pro years to y Pro years) Then, each league has a roster limitation for each category: Rookie Constraint (input from a players on active roster to b players on active roster) Limited Service I Constraint (input from a players on active roster to b players on active roster) Limited Service II Constraint (input from a players on active roster to b players on active roster) Veteran Constraint (input from a players on active roster to b players on active roster)

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08-20-2009, 02:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
Biggio509 All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,360 Thanks: 26 Thanked 385x in 233 posts	A little off topic but I was wondering if anyone knew the answer. The appy league has a roster limit of no players with more than 2 years as a professional and no more than 3 years minor league service time. How do they define professional? Does it mean served on a big league club or is it experience from other baseball orgs like the independent league or foreign leagues? It seems the minor league service time is redundant if time in the rookie leagues is time as a professional.