Internal Transactions

Disabled List Transactions

The Disabled List (DL) opens on opening day. Sending a player to the DL counts as being in the Majors for the purposes of calculating service time.

AAA Transactions

Promote from AAA to the Majors

Players in AAA can be promoted to the Majors at any time, so long as sufficient roster space is available.

Option to AAA

Players in the Majors who are not veterans, described below, are eligible to be optioned to AAA at any time without restriction.

Designate for AAA Assignment

Teams may send veterans, described below, down to AAA immediately and announce such demotion to the league. This transaction is irrevocable. If a team fails to announce a demotion, upon discovery:

• The player is immediately put on waivers if the illegal demotion is discovered after rosters have locked three times since the demotion, and
• The offending team is fined an amount equal to twice the weekly salary of the player demoted for each week or fraction thereof between the offense and discovery, with a minimum fine of $1 million and a maximum of $7 million. The fine is due immediately from current cash reserves, subsequent trades that involve cash, and from next year's budget.

Following demotion, the player is then on three-day waivers. Once a player clears waivers, he may remain in AAA. But if the player is claimed during waivers, he is lost to the claimant.

Veteran Status

The following players have veteran status and cannot be freely optioned to AAA without first passing through waivers: K3s, H3s, S3s, H4s, S4s, and all players who were purchased for more than $5 million in any auction.

AA Transactions

Promoting Players from AA

A GM may promote players in AA to AAA or the Majors at any time, so long as sufficient roster space is available for the promotion. Note that promoting a AA player will start the clock on their eligibility as a home-grown or super-two player.

Demoting Players to AA

No player may be demoted to AA.