[USML Announce] Rookie Eligibility

[springkerb]

AB and IP are easy, but I don't think I've seen a good source for service time. There probably won't be enough retained prospects that are borderline cases that we can't resolve any issues between roster freeze day and draft day.Mark KSent via the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: Frank Luby via Announce <announce at usml.net> Date: 3/5/21  9:23 AM  (GMT-06:00) To: "Blocker, Mark B." <mblocker at sidley.com> Cc: Frank Luby <zachfehsvater at yahoo.com>, USML Announcements <announce at usml.net> Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Rookie Eligibility Baseball reference has Adell as “exceeded rookie limits” but I’m not sure where we can get a complete list.On Mar 5, 2021, at 9:19 AM, Blocker, Mark B. <mblocker at sidley.com> wrote:Does anyone know of a source that will correctly capture this information or will we just need to do it on an ad hoc basis?  I recall seeing an article last Fall on this subject as to Jo Adell (lost rookie status), but unclear where to get reliable info. MARK B. BLOCKERSIDLEY AUSTIN LLPOffice: +1 312 853 6097Cell: +1 847 571 4114mblocker at sidley.com  From: Announce <announce-bounces at usml.net> On Behalf Of Frank Luby via AnnounceSent: Friday, March 05, 2021 8:19 AMTo: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>Cc: Frank Luby <zachfehsvater at yahoo.com>Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Rookie Eligibility Thanks, Mark! I think that explains, for example, why the Tigers didn’t bring up Mize and Skubal until right after that August 14 cutoff. Both retain rookie status in 2021.Sent from my iPhoneOn Mar 5, 2021, at 8:08 AM, springkerb--- via Announce <announce at usml.net> wrote: I noticed that MLB slightly modified the definition of "rookie" for last year's short season.  The primary change seems to be that September service time will count for purposes of the 45-day service time criterion.  So it's now either 45 days of service time, regardless of when it occurred, or the usual 130 AB or 50 IP.  The following explanation is from Baseball America: The shortened 60-game schedule created a unique dynamic for rookies in 2020.Most notably, the short season meant a rookie could play in more than half of his team's games, but as long as he did not exceed 50 innings or 130 at-bats, he would still be eligible for the Rookie of the Year award in 2021.In a typical season, players also could exhaust rookie eligibility by spending 45 days on a team's active roster, though days spent on the active roster after Sept. 1 did not count toward that total.Major League Baseball is doing away with the September service time provision for 2020 rookies, meaning that 2020 debuts with more than 45 days of service will not carry rookie eligibility into 2021."Given that we were without September callups this season, days of service on the major league roster will include September 2020," MLB said in a statement. "Thus, any player who accumulated more than 45 days on the active roster of a major league club or clubs during the 2020 regular season or during previous seasons prior to Sept. 1 will no longer be considered a rookie in 2021."This change to rookie eligibility rules will not affect players who debuted on Aug. 14 or later, and who remained in the majors continuously, because they would not have been able to accumulate more than 45 days of service.   _______________________________________________Announce mailing listAnnounce at usml.nethttp://usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce_usml.net ****************************************************************************************************This e-mail is sent by a law firm and may contain information that is privileged or confidential.If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the e-mail and any attachments and notify usimmediately.****************************************************************************************************
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