Clarification of an Amateur Draft Concept

by cubsfan2883 on Dec 4, 2007 8:38 PM EST

I am curious, I thought I remember reading or hearing about a rule that disallowed the trades of players taken from the MLB Rule IV (Amateur) Draft for up to a year. There was a way around it meaning you had to name the PTBNL which gives a team 6 mo to name the player that is being traded from one team to another. Is this incorrect, or does such a rule exist?

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it's correct

one year from signing.

This is me being polite.

by CrimsonLiederhosen on Dec 4, 2007 8:24 PM EST reply actions

Thanks

I figured this was the place to ask it, there was no general diary to throw it in as a comment, and I kinda wondered about it.. Is there a place where I could find a rule in the MLB rulebook about it?

by cubsfan2883 on Dec 4, 2007 8:26 PM EST up reply actions

PTBNL

i'm not sure of the 6 months part for PTBNL, but that is a way around the rule. That's how Bonderman was included in the Weaver trade, since he'd been signed less than a year at the time of the trade.

by djshelto on Dec 4, 2007 8:28 PM EST reply actions