In proffessional baseball, is the [restricted list] considered a part of the DL[disabled list]?
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It's entirely separate, and for a number of reasons.The restricted list is a way to punish a player for some type of irresponsible behaviour, depending the team policy. A player on the restricted list cannot play, cannot be traded, and is not paid.
A player is played on the DL for health reasons. This could be injury, illness or some type of personal or family situation that requires more time than the 7-day bereavement list allows. This could be anything from a muscle pull that requires the full 15 days or more for recovery and rehab, to season-ending surgery to a Zach Greinke-type situation, in which a player is on the DL for the whole season, in order to sort out a problem that keeps him from being able to play or to play properly. A player would also be on the DL if he were to volunteer that he has a substance abuse problem and goes to rehab during the season. (See Jeff Musselman, 1989.) A player on the DL is still paid, although for some players, some or all of the dollar value of their contract has been insured by the organization.
No. The restricted list is separate, and is composed of players that are still under a team's control but who are suspended, usually for contract violations such as leaving the team without permission; I think those suspended for drug and steroid use are also put on the restricted list. Restricted players are not paid, but are still under the team's control.
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