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Oct. 27-Nov. 10, 2005
Free agency filing period

November 7-11, 2005
General managers meeting, Indian Wells, CA.

November 7, 2005
AL & NL Rookie of the Year Award winners announced (2:00 p.m. ET)

November 9, 2005
AL & NL Manager of the Year Award winners announced (2:00 p.m. ET)

November 10, 2005
NL Cy Young Award winner announced (2:00 p.m. ET)

November 10, 2005
Waivers secured on/after Aug. 1, 2005, expire at 5:00 p.m. ET.

November 11, 2005
New waiver period begins. Waivers (exclusive of Special waivers) secured today and after shall be in effect until Feb. 15, 2006.

November 14, 2005
AL Most Valuable Player Award winner announced (2:00 p.m. ET)

November 16, 2005
NL Most Valuable Player Award winner announced (2:00 p.m. ET)

November 16-17, 2005
Owners meeting, Milwaukee.

November 19, 2005
Day to file reserve lists for all Minor League levels and Major Leagues.
Last date to make an off-season outright assignment of an injured player to the Minor Leagues if the player does not meet the requirements listed in Article XIX(C)(b) of the Basic Agreement.

December 5-8, 2005
Winter meetings, Dallas.

December 7, 2005
Last date for former club of player who declared free agency under Article XX (B) to offer salary arbitration. If Club does not offer, then it loses all rights to negotiate with and sign the free agent until May 1 of the next season.

December 8, 2005
Major League Rule 5 Draft

December 19, 2005
Last date for player, who declared free agency under Article XX (B), to accept an arbitration offer from former club. If player rejects offer to go to arbitration, his former club may still negotiate with and sign him until Jan. 8 of next season.

December 20, 2005
Last date to tender contracts.

January 5-15, 2006
Salary arbitration filing.

January 8, 2006
Last day until May 1 for free agents who rejected arbitration offers to re-sign with their former teams.

January 18, 2006
Exchange of salary arbitration figures.

February 1-21, 2006
Salary arbitration hearings.

February 16, 2006
Voluntary reporting date for pitchers, catchers and injured players.

February 21, 2006
Voluntary reporting date for other players.

February 28, 2006
Mandatory reporting date.

March 2-11, 2006
Teams may renew contracts of unsigned players.

March 3-20, 2006
World Baseball Classic

March 15, 2006
Last day to place a player on unconditional release waivers and pay 30 days termination pay instead of 45 days.

March 29, 2006
Last day to request unconditional release waivers on a player without having to pay his full 2005 salary.

April 2, 2006
Opening Day. Active rosters reduced to 25 players.

July 11, 2006
All-Star Game at Pittsburgh

July 31, 2006
Last day to trade a player without securing waivers.

September 1, 2006
Active rosters expand to 40 players.

October 3, 2006
Division Series begins

October 10, 2006
League Championship Series begins

October 21, 2006
World Series begins

Another view of important dates of MLB2006.

Jan. 4-13 Period in which a player may make submission to arbitration. {Art. VI (F)(5)}

Jan. 8 Last day during off-season that former Clubs may re-sign Article XX(B) free agents were offered, but refused arbitration. Thereafter, Clubs may not re-sign such players until May 1. {Art. XX (B)(3)}

Jan. 17 All Clubs must submit their Salary Arbitration filing figures to the Labor Relations Department ("LRD") by 12:00 p.m. ET. The LRD and Major League Baseball Players Association ("MLBPA") will exchange salary arbitration filing figures in the afternoon.

Feb. 1-20 Salary arbitration hearings held. {Art. VI (F)(5)}

Feb. 15 Waivers secured on/after November 11th expire at 5:00 p.m. ET.

Feb. 16 - New waiver period begins. Waivers (exclusive of Special waivers) secured on/after this date are good through 5:00 p.m. ET May 1. {MLR 10(f)}

- First date injured players, pitchers and catchers may be invited to attend spring training workouts. {Art. XIV (A)}

Feb. 21 First date all other players may be invited to attend spring training workouts. {Art. XIV (A)}

Feb. 28 Mandatory date players are required to report for first spring training workout. {Art. XIV(A)}

March 2 First date to renew contracts. Ten-day renewal period ends on March 11. {U.P.C. Paragraph 10(a)}

March 8 First date Clubs may ask waivers on draft-excluded players acquired after 8/15/05 or players chosen in the 2005 Rule 5 draft meeting (Special Waivers required for all outright assignments to the minor leagues Sept. 1, 2005 through May 1, 2006.) {MLR 10(c)(6)}

March 11 Last date to renew contracts.

March 13 First date draft-excluded/selected players may be assigned to a minor league club. {MLR 6(e) & MLR 10(c)(6)}

March 15 - Last date to trade player who has exercised his right to demand a trade before he is declared an unrestricted free agent (if that player has not exercised his right to retract that demand on or before today). {Art. XX (C)}.

- Last date to request Unconditional Release waivers (By 2:00 p.m. ET) to be secured by March 17, in order to owe only 30 days termination pay. {Art. IX (B)}

In the case of a split contract:
a - The minor league rate of termination pay will be owed if U.R. waivers are requested by 2:00 p.m. today.

b - The Major League rate of termination pay will be owed if U.R. waivers are requested AFTER 2:00 p.m. today. {Art. IX (D)}

EXCEPTION TO SPLIT CONTRACT TERMINATION PAY:
THE ABOVE DOES NOT APPLY to players who cannot be assigned to the minor leagues without their consent and for players selected in the preceding Rule 5 draft.

March 16 Unconditional Release waivers requested today until 2:00 p.m. ET March 29th will owe 45 days termination pay. {Art. IX (B)}

March 17 Last day to assign an injured player to a minor league club until the close of the championship season (OUTRIGHT or OPTIONALLY) provided that: (Art. XIX (C)}

a) The player has less than 3 years of Major League service
b) The assignment would not be the player's second (or subsequent) career outright since 3/19/90
c) The player had NO MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE the prior championship season
d) The player was not selected by the assignor Major League club in the immediately preceding Rule 5 Draft

March 29 Last date to request U.R. waivers by 2:00 p.m. ET, if you will hand, telephone, or fax notice to player, without incurring full season salary. (Owe 45 days termination pay). {Art. IX (B)}

April 2 Official opening of the 2006 championship season. All Clubs are required to cut down rosters to 25 players before April 2.

May 1 - Earliest date former Clubs may re-sign free agent players who were either not offered arbitration, or who were offered arbitration on Dec. 7 and remained unsigned after Jan. 8. {Art. XX (B)(3)}

- Waivers secured on/after Feb. 16 expire at 5:00 p.m. ET

May 2 - This is the 31st day of the 2006 championship season. New waiver period begins. Waivers secured on/after this date are good through 5:00 p.m. ET July 31. {MLR 10(f)}

- Beginning today, outright assignments to the minor leagues may be made ONLY with Outright Waivers in effect.

May 15 Earliest date Clubs may re-sign players that they unconditionally released between midnight Aug. 31, 2005 and April 2, 2006. {MLR 8(i)(2)}

May 30 Start of closed period -- First-Year Player Draft

June 6-7 First-Year Player Draft

June 16 First day Clubs may trade a player who was signed after the expiration of the 15-day free agency election period. A Club may assign the contract prior to this date for other player contracts and/or a cash consideration of no more than $50,000 if the player gives his written consent. {Art. XX (B)(6)}

July 11 All-Star Game at PNC Park -- Pittsburgh, Pa.

July 31 Waivers secured on/after May 2, 2006 expire at 5:00 p.m. ET. Players may be traded between Major League clubs until 4:00 p.m. ET without Major League Waivers in effect {MLR 10(e)(1)}. Major League Waivers in effect between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET may only be used for optional assignments.

Aug. 1 New waiver period begins. Beginning today through the last day of the championship season, players may be assigned between Major League clubs ONLY after Major League Waivers have been secured during the current waiver period. {MLR 10(e)(1)}

Aug. 15 Last date to bring player up for "full trial" to avoid draft-excluded status. {MLR 6(e)}

Aug. 31 - Any player unconditionally released between midnight tonight and Opening Day of next season may not be re-signed to a Major League contract by the releasing team until May 15 of the following season. {MLR 8(i)(2)}

- Post-season eligibility lists are established at midnight tonight (MLR 40). To be eligible, a player must be a bona fide member of a qualifying team on Aug. 31 and must remain a bona fide member until the end of the season.

Sept. 1 - Active player limit increased from 25 to 40.

- Beginning today, outright assignments to the minor leagues may be made ONLY with Special Waivers in effect.

Oct. 1 - All players on optional assignment must be recalled. {MLR 11(a)}

- Official closing of the 2006 championship season.

Oct. 2 Beginning today, players may be traded between Major League clubs without waivers in effect.

Oct. 9 Last date to request waivers on draft-excluded players until 25 days prior to the opening of the following season. {MLR 10(c)(6)}

Oct. 10 The beginning of the closed period for Major League waiver requests (Oct. 10 - Nov. 10). Special waivers may still be requested on players that are not draft-excluded for the next Rule 5 draft. {MLR 10(c)(2)}

Oct. 15 - Minor league players with expired terms become minor league free agents at 5:00 p.m. (ET).

- Last day (5:00 p.m. ET) to assign a potential minor league free agent outright to the minor leagues without first being required to have the player signed to a Major League contract for the following season.

Oct. 22 First day clubs can sign a player who became a minor league free agent on Oct. 15 to a contract starting at 3:00 p.m. (ET)

Close of World Series Oct. 15 or the day following the end of the World Series (whichever is later) marks the commencement of the 15-day period during which eligible players may elect free agency or demand a trade. {Art. XX (B)}

Nov. 10 Waivers secured on/after Aug. 1, 2006, expire at 5:00 p.m. ET. {MLR 10(f)}

Nov. 11 New waiver period begins. Waivers (exclusive of Special waivers) secured today and after shall be in effect until Feb. 15, 2007.

Nov. 20 - Day to file reserve lists for all Minor League levels and Major Leagues

- Last date to make an off-season outright assignment of an injured player to the Minor Leagues if the player does not meet the requirements listed in Article XIX(C)(b) of the Basic Agreement.

Dec. 7 - Last date for former club of player who declared free agency under Art. XX (B) to offer salary arbitration. If Club does not offer, then it loses all rights to negotiate with and sign the free agent until May 1st of the next season {Art. XX (B)(3)}

- Major League Rule 5 Draft

Dec. 19 Last date for player, who declared free agency under Art. XX (B), to accept an arbitration offer of former club. If player rejects offer to go to arbitration, his former club may still negotiate with and sign him until January 8th of next season. {Art. XX (B)(3)}

Dec. 20 Last date to tender contracts. {U.P.C. paragraph 10(a)}