Domestic Reserve List Limit (estimate): 148/175
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Pos. - Position (primary position first, plus any
position played for ~5+ games in 2024)
Level - Highest level reached in
2024. Brief call-ups from one level to
another may be excepted. Injured players
may refer back to 2023 level.
YTD
- Player has yet to debut professionally
Inactive Pitchers - Did
not pitch in 2024
Player is on Boston's 40-man Roster
Player will be eligible for the December
12, 2024 Rule 5 Draft unless added to
the 40-man roster on/or before the
November 15, 2024 reserve list deadline
ST - Player's status
for MLB Spring Training if not on 40-man
roster
Non-Roster Invitee
Player counts against the Domestic
Reserve List
Bats left (hitters); throws
left (pitchers)
Switch hitter (for hitters only)
Free Agents
Major League Free Agents
- Following the completion
of the term of their major league contract, any player with 6+ years of
major league service time who has not executed a
contract for the next succeeding season shall be
eligible to become a free agent. (Basic Agreement,
Article XX(B)).
Article XX(D) Free Agents - Any player: (1) with 3+
years of major league service time and whose contract is
assigned outright to a minor league club; or (2) whose
contract is assigned outright to a minor league club for
the second time or any subsequent time in his career may elect, in
lieu of accepting such assignment, to become a free
agent. (Basic Agreement, Article XX(D)).
Minor League Free Agents - On the fifth day
following the completion of the World Series on the last
year of a player's minor league contract, the player's
minor league contract shall expire and the player shall become a minor league free agent. (Major League Rule 55(a)). Standard minor league player contracts are typically for
seven seasons. Starting with the 2023 draft, standard
minor league player cotnracts are six
seasons for players who sign at age 19 or
older.
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