Player Salaries The salary of a player is determined by the time and means of his acquisition and does not change unless the player becomes a free agent or is signed to a guaranteed long term contract. The salary of a player selected in the initial draft was determined by the round he is drafted in. The salary of players without current salaries called up from the farm team during the season or claimed on waivers is $2.

Position Eligibility A player may play at any position he is eligible for in the APBA game. Players can play "out of position" during games, but should be restricted to emergency situations only. Any player is eligible as a DH if the league ever adopts the DH rule

Roster Moves Trades: Trades are permitted between clubs from the end of the world series through the end of the day marking 2/3 of the way through the schedule. Trades in the final one third of the season may take place only if all players involved clear league waivers. Trades may resume for a 24 hour period immediately after the playoffs. Finally, after free agent signing night, trades may resume through the 2/3 point of the season. Clubs may trade current players, farm players, future draft picks, and expansion picks. Farm Team Callups: An owner may call up a player from his farm team at any time during the season. See player's salary. Any player may be sent to the farm at any time. If he is recalled before his contract expires, his salary remains. 3 1

League Rules Players may be waived at any time. The contract of‐a waived player remains Waivers intact, and must be assumed by any team that claims him. A waived player must go through waiver procedures. The order for right to claim the player is by winning percentage, lowest to highest.

Frozen Contracts When new player disks are used, every two seasons, any player with no statistics and therefore excluded from the disk, remains with his team. His contract is "frozen", and if/when he appears on future disks, his contract will be reinstated from when it was frozen. Disabled List A player that is injured during the season may be placed on the DL by his owner. The injured player may be replaced on the roster by any of the above means, as long as there are no more than 25 active players on the big league roster. There is no limit to number of players on a team's DL. Rookie Entry Draft Each season there is a rookie draft held on free agent night. Each team drafts, in reverse order from the previous season standings, rookies to help stock the farm system. Expansion teams draft last. These players help replace recent retired or "frozen" players with no recent MLB statistics.There are ususally between two to four rounds, and these draft picks may be traded. September Roster Expansion If it chooses, a team may expand its roster for the pennant drive by calling up additional players from its farm system. This may take place on or after the game marking the 5/6 mark of the season. A team may call up as many players as it wants, as long as it assigns a $2 salary to any player not yet under contract. That player is considered to be in his first year of full service. Playoff Rosters Players are eligible for the playoffs if they are on the play off team's roster on or before the end of day marking the 5/6 point of the season. Playoff rosters may not exceed 25 active players. Off Season The Option Year and Guaranteed Long Term Contracts: A player who has been under contract at the same salary during two consecutive seasons and whose service has been uninterrupted (that is, he has not been waived or released, although he may have been traded) must, prior to his third season, be released to become a free agent; signed to the same salary for his option year; or signed to a long term contract. If released, the player returns to the free agent pool and becomes available to the highest bidder during the offseason free agent season (See Free Agent Signing, below). If signed at the same salary for an option year, the player must be released back into the free agent pool at the end of the season. 4 League Rules

If signed to a guaranteed long term contract, the player's salary in each year covered by the new contract (which commences with the option year) shall be the sum of his current salary plus $5 for each additional year beyond the option year.In determining a player's status, "season" is understood to be a full season or any fraction thereof. Thus a player called up in the middle of season 1 and subsequently retained at the same salary without being released in season 2 (even though he may have been traded) enters his option year in season 3 and must be released to free agency, signed at the same salary for an option year, or signed to a long term contract.

A team may sign a player to only one long term contract, at the end of which he becomes a free agent. Option year and long term contracts are transferrable, both in rights and obligations; the trade of a player in no way affects his contract status. The names of players being retained must be recorded to the Commissioner one week before the offseason free agent signing season begins. Specific notice must be made at that time of any guaranteed long term contract signings and farm system renewals (players not under contract to be retained).

Free Agent Signing The cumulative salaries of players protected are deducted from a team's $282 salary cap, and the balance is available for bidding on free agents needed to complete the team's 25‐man roster. If a team has at least 25 players signed for the following year, it may exceed the salary cap of $282, but not exceed $300 ceiling for all players in entire organization. The Commissioner will promptly notify all teams in the League of each team's protected roster, including salaries, contract status, and amount available for free agent spending. Failure to give notice of a guaranteed long term contract for a player will result in his being continued for one last season (now his option year) at his prior salary and then released back into free agent pool at end of option year Any farm player whose contract expires at the end of a season becomes a free agent. 5 League Rules

Expansion Procedures One APBA team (40‐44 players) per expansion team is thrown into a player draft pool. A coin toss decides which expansion team selects first. The teams alternate draft order by rounds to ensure equal opportunity.

Each team selects 35 rounds. All remaining players in draft pool are entered into the off‐season free agent market, available for all teams, including expansion teams to bid on.

The salaries for players per draft round are as follows:

Rd. 1: $15; Rds. 2‐6: $10; Rds. 7‐12: $5; Rds. 13‐25: $2; Rds. 26‐35: $0.

The total expansion team salary is $121, and each new club has a maximum $55 available for that off‐season free agent market.

After the first year of a team 's existence, it must retain at least 15 salaried players for it's second season. Beyond this point, all contract, status, and salary rules apply as for original teams.

Expansion teams draft at the end of each round at the Rookie Entry Draft. Draft in reverse order of expansion draft.

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