Is 26 the new 21? Topic

akgsports
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Because the balance of days played are carried to the next season and no longer wiped away when a player earns a year of ML service, does that mean that a prospect should be promoted at day 26 of the ML schedule to prevent the player from earning a year of ML service in his first year and to keep the player for 6 additional seasons before he earns free agent status?  Is my calculation correct?
12/16/2010 1:17 PM (edited)
tecwrg
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The "rule" in play is that minor league assignments of less than 20 days count as major league service.  That hasn't changed.

So where are you getting 26 from?
12/16/2010 1:18 PM
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no the highest amount of days you can acrue at one time is 255 (its a programming thing), so a guy that is up for all but 21 days his first season, will show 0 years, 255 days of service time roughtly 2/3 of the way thru his second ml season, and remain on that number to the end of the year.  At role over for season 3, he'll show 1 year, 83 days of service (255-172=83).  He'll play season 3 and beyond in the majors full time (presumably), so that at the end of season 3, he'll show 1 year, 255 days of service (really 259, but there's that 255 programming limit again), and start season 4 as 2 years, 83 days of service time.  So the old 20, is still the new 20.

12/16/2010 1:58 PM
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I'm not positive on this but I think it stays the same. The 20 days was always just the minimum time you had to wait so that all the days counted as minor league time. The ML schedule is 182 days and a service year is 172 days. Do as long as you miss 11 days of ML service then you are fine.
12/16/2010 2:11 PM
akgsports
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Thanks taz.  I thought the ML schedule was 176 days, not 182 Wired, but I may be off.
12/16/2010 4:11 PM
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its 176.  However, someone just mentioned to me that CS changed the 255 counting days, so the old 20 days, may now be the new 23 days in the minors before getting the call.  Annoying, since I just called up four guys in one world after having them in the minors for 21 days.
12/16/2010 4:47 PM
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Bump for confirmation?  Still 20 days, now 23, or now 26? Any vets that can clarify?  Thanks.
2/25/2011 6:13 PM
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Personally, I use 28 just to make sure.
2/26/2011 8:05 PM
bbwinnow
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Personally, I use 28 just to make sure.
2/26/2011 8:05 PM
tecwrg
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Posted by tecwrg on 12/16/2010 1:18:00 PM (view original):
The "rule" in play is that minor league assignments of less than 20 days count as major league service.  That hasn't changed.

So where are you getting 26 from?
This still holds true.

My rule of thumb: if the minor league season starts with the AM game on a Wednesday, do your promotions the following Wednesday after the AM game.  Very easy to remember.
2/26/2011 8:20 PM
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