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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.
The players wanted a full year’s pay and service time, and to get it when the schedule could no longer accommodate 162 games as easily, they might have had to give up something else.
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.
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]
Players aren't eligible for salary arbitration until they reach three years of MLB service time. The league minimum salary is $760,000 for the 2025 season, an increase of $20,000 from 2024 ...
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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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