How does player to be named later work in baseball?
How does player to be named later work in baseball?
In Major League Baseball, a player to be named later (PTBNL) is an unnamed player involved in exchange or “trade” of players between teams. If the teams can’t agree on who the player will be, then they will agree on a price to be paid instead of a player.
What was the reserve clause in baseball?
The reserve clause, in North American professional sports, was part of a player contract which stated the rights to players were retained by the team upon the contract’s expiration. Players under these contracts were not free to enter into another contract with another team.
What is the posting system in baseball?
The posting system (ポスティングシステム, posutingu shisutemu) is a baseball player transfer system that operates between Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and Major League Baseball (MLB). The player is then given 30 days to negotiate with any MLB team willing to pay the NPB team’s posting fee.
What does cash considerations mean in baseball?
Today, if a team trades a player for “cash considerations,” it usually means that the player involved is a mediocre one at best and that a fair agreement can’t be reached using other players.
What is future considerations NHL?
Created and developed in the summer of 2007, Future Considerations is hockey’s premier source for information on prospects around the world. Based in Calgary, AB with a staff of writers and scouts in Europe and North America, Future Considerations is truly a global effort.
Who made the reserve clause?
Any player could be traded or sold at any time, and they could be released on just 10-days’ notice. John Montgomery Ward became an important early figure in challenges to baseball’s reserve clause.
Can Japanese players play in MLB?
Definition. Players from Japan’s top league — Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) — who do not have the requisite nine years of professional experience to gain international free agency can request to be “posted” for Major League clubs. All 30 MLB clubs have 30 days to negotiate with a player after he is posted.
Why do teams trade for cash?
Cash considerations are more commonly used by NBA teams to trade draft picks or draft rights to a particular player. Cash considerations can also be used as sweeteners in larger deals, especially in trades where the recipient team is taking on a filler contract just to match salaries.
Who was the best player to be named later?
Boston Red Sox legend tops list of 10 greatest players to be named later in trades
- 01 David Ortiz. USA TODAY Sports.
- 02 Shoeless Joe Jackson. USA TODAY Sports.
- 03 Moises Alou. USA TODAY Sports.
- 04 Michael Brantley. USA TODAY Sports.
- 05 Jesse Orosco. USA TODAY Sports.
- 06 Jason Schmidt.
- 07 Trea Turner.
- 08 Scott Brosius.