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<div>Had the same question, John, and the Constitution apparently does not side with our reigning champion. The key word is the "and" in the last sentence (bold emphasis is mine).</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>He can move Cobb to the reserve roster, but he needs to eat the salary. That's at least my interpretation.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><ol style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;color:rgb(107, 107, 107);"><li>The cumulative salaries of players protected immediately prior to the Auction shall be deducted from the team’s $260 expenditure limit, as well as any amounts deducted in accordance with <a shape="rect" href="http://www.usml.net/constitution/#Section%2016.6" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(218, 68, 83);" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Section 16.6</a>, with the balance remaining available for the acquisition of the remaining players needed to complete the team’s Active Roster. However, the salary of a player protected on Roster Freeze Day (assuming that such player remains on a team’s Active Roster or Reserve Roster on Draft Day) shall not be deducted from the $260 limit if, on Draft Day, such player is not on an American League team’s major league roster or disabled list <b>and </b>such player has not completed his first “season” within the meaning of <a shape="rect" href="http://www.usml.net/constitution/#Section%2016.2" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(218, 68, 83);" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Section 16.2</a>.</li></ol><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div>
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On Friday, March 16, 2018, 2:29:29 PM CDT, JOHN FRUIT <jtfruit@msn.com> wrote:
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<div><font face="sans-serif">Is that legal? Wouldn't you have to eat his $3 salary since he is a major leaguer?</font></div>
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<div><font color="black" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Assuming Cobb's status does not change between now and tomorrow morning, Cobb will go to my reserve roster, and the Nukes' status will be $168 for 16,
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<div><font face="sans-serif">Brats figure looks accurate.</font></div>
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<div class="ydp2449fc7fyiv3204133222ydp2addd19yiv0127442890aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">Bombers: 168/14</span></div>
<div class="ydp2449fc7fyiv3204133222ydp2addd19yiv0127442890aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">AYM: 219/16</span></div>
<div class="ydp2449fc7fyiv3204133222ydp2addd19yiv0127442890aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">Brats: 153/15</span></div>
<div class="ydp2449fc7fyiv3204133222ydp2addd19yiv0127442890aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">Hoosiers: 204/15</span></div>
<div class="ydp2449fc7fyiv3204133222ydp2addd19yiv0127442890aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">KNine: 228/17</span></div>
<div class="ydp2449fc7fyiv3204133222ydp2addd19yiv0127442890aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">Calamari: 186/16</span></div>
<div class="ydp2449fc7fyiv3204133222ydp2addd19yiv0127442890aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">Lubeasts: 187/14</span></div>
<div class="ydp2449fc7fyiv3204133222ydp2addd19yiv0127442890aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">Nukes: 168/15</span></div>
<div class="ydp2449fc7fyiv3204133222ydp2addd19yiv0127442890aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">Berliners: 173/14</span></div>
<div class="ydp2449fc7fyiv3204133222ydp2addd19yiv0127442890aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">Buddha: $141/14</span></div>
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<div class="ydp2449fc7fyiv3204133222ydp2addd19yiv0127442890aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">Bombers: 168/14</span></div>
<div class="ydp2449fc7fyiv3204133222ydp2addd19yiv0127442890aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">AYM: 219/16</span></div>
<div class="ydp2449fc7fyiv3204133222ydp2addd19yiv0127442890aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">Brats: 153/15</span></div>
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<div class="ydp2449fc7fyiv3204133222ydp2addd19yiv0127442890aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">Calamari: 186/16</span></div>
<div class="ydp2449fc7fyiv3204133222ydp2addd19yiv0127442890aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">Lubeasts: 187/14</span></div>
<div class="ydp2449fc7fyiv3204133222ydp2addd19yiv0127442890aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">Nukes: 168/15</span></div>
<div class="ydp2449fc7fyiv3204133222ydp2addd19yiv0127442890aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">Berliners: 175/14</span></div>
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