Post by Brewers GM on Nov 3, 2015 8:35:46 GMT -5
At the end of the year, all minor league players will be checked for FA eligibility and owners will be notified of any minor leaguers that need to be signed to a major league contract before the next minor league draft. Owners may sign eligible minor leaguers to a contract (subject to league contract rules and salary cap constraints), release them or trade them without cap penalty provided they are not signed to a contract. If traded, the receiving team has those same choices.
If a team owns a minor leaguer who meets the FA eligibility criteria and that player is not signed to contract before the FA period begins/the Minor League signing date(see schedule) that player is released and available as a FA.
Read more: espnfranchisefbb.proboards.com/thread/582/league-rules-2012#ixzz3qR37WJzd
