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In Major League Baseball (MLB), service time manipulation refers to tactics that baseball team executives employ to prevent players from becoming eligible for free agency and salary arbitration. It typically takes the form of demoting a player from the major league to the minor leagues for 16 days or more for reasons unrelated to their performance.
There was at least a nominal attempt to prevent service time manipulation, and even the postseason field expanded to only their preferred 12 teams rather than 14 like the league wanted.
The arbitrator chooses one number or the other, based on which offer is closest to the salaries of players with similar ability and service time. For purposes of salary arbitration and free agency, a player acquires a year of service time if the player remains on the major league roster for at least 172 days of the typical 187-day season.
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Washington Nationals star Juan Soto (second from right), seen at the NL wild-card game with powerful agent Scott Boras, is just 23 years old, but has been one of MLB's best players for years.
Senzel's agent assumed that the service-time rules in baseball was the majority influence on the team's decision; if Senzel were to play 12 days in the minors before being promoted to the majors, the Reds would receive another year of club control. [33] Just three days later, Senzel sprained his ankle during a minor league game. [34]
MLB team owners and the players struck a deal to end the lockout that will allow for a 162-game season. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) (Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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