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"Time-Served" players are paid a proportion of how many days they remained on an MLB team. And so, if a Time-Served player began on the MLB team, stayed for 100 days and then was sent down to Triple A for the rest of the season (say for 85 days). You would have to pay approximately 54% of that player�s salary. Or say, a player began on Triple A, and then was called up for the last month and was on the MLB roster for 30 days, you would pay 16% of his salary (note: if the player was a Prospect with a salary of $0.00 � 16% of zero is still zero; also note, no player with any Major League experience can cost less than one cent). This is also applied to players placed on the DL � these players are not considered on the MLB roster and so, any time spent on the DL is not paid for.
Should a player be released during the season, either straight off of the MLB roster or Triple A team, you would only have to pay his Time-Served pay, even if it is one day. The reason for this is because since there is such a dynamic between Triple A and MLB, drafting a prospect or sleeper should be rewarded and not punished for taking up a roster position. And so, consider paying for players time served as a reward for doing proper scouting before the season (when there is no evidence to suggest your decisions are right or wrong). This is different for players added during the season. |
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