Baseball

The Super Two rule explained: the top-22% cutoff, the 86-day floor, the fourth arbitration year and how it shaped call-up calendars for decades.

MLB salary arbitration explained: eligibility, figure filing, final-offer hearings, file-and-trial strategy and why almost every case settles.

Are MLB contracts guaranteed? Fully – released and injured players get every dollar. The narrow exceptions, the release math and the NFL contrast.

The player to be named later explained: the six-month window, the agreed-list mechanism, cash substitutions and the men traded for themselves.

MLB service time explained: the 172-day year, arbitration and free agency milestones, Super Two, and why call-up dates are worth millions.

MLB injured list rules explained: the 10-day, 15-day, 60-day and concussion ILs, rehab assignment clocks, retroactive placements and the 40-man effects.

The Rule 5 draft explained: eligibility clocks, the $100K price, the 26-man roster requirement and the offer-back rule – plus the famous heists.

Every notable MLB September call-up tracked from Sept 1: prospect debuts, contender reinforcements and the 40-man moves behind them.

26 actives, a 13-pitcher cap, September’s 28, the doubleheader 27th man and the two-way designation – MLB’s active roster rules, explained.

The 40-man roster is MLB’s control list: who counts, the 60-day IL loophole, the November Rule 5 crunch and why every exit has a toll.