What does it mean when the MLB transaction page says a player was "outrighted" to the minors?
Question:My question is really three questions. E.G: On April 1, according to the Yahoo sports MLB home page's transactions list, Todd Williams, a pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, was "outrighted" to the minors. Now, I am familiar with the fact that, within a young player's first few years (4?) in organised baseball, his MLB team can exercise the right to send him down to the minors, or call him up to the Big League club, at will, for the first few times. (How many times?) But what does "outright" mean in this context; from a contractual, legal standpoint, what is being accomplished here? How does this action of "outrighting" him specifically differ from merely sending him down or calling him up. I would really appreciate any specific citations you can provide in evidence.
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Outrighting a player is sending a player who is not on the 40 man roster down to the minors. If he was on the roster, it would be "optioned to the minors"In the case of Williams, he was a non-roster invitee to Spring training. To keep him up, they wouldve had to clear a roster spot for him, so they just sent him down. He can still be brought up, but they have to add him to the roster, and that means putting a player off the 40 man on waivers and then outrighting him.
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i guess it means that the player was sent to the minor leaguesHow good will Ian Kinsler be this year?
it means he was sent to the minors. They have no obligation to keep him up. if he was on the 40 man roster and in the league less that 3 yrs ( i think) he is optioned to the minors. this means there is a certain number of times he can be sent down beofore he can say no. This happened to David Wells a couple of years ago. The sox wanted to send him down he said no so he didnt go.More Questions & Answers...