Someone with more mastery of arbitration clock details help me out- so assume Semien starts the season in Chicago for 2 weeks and goes down to Charlotte when Beckham comes off the DL. The # of days he was with the big league club count towards his arbitration status. What, roughly, is the threshold for # of days this season that would mean we get an extra year out of him before free agency?

Someone with more mastery of arbitration clock details help me out- so assume Semien starts the season in Chicago for 2 weeks and goes down to Charlotte when Beckham comes off the DL. The # of days he was with the big league club count towards his arbitration status. What, roughly, is the threshold for # of days this season that would mean we get an extra year out of him before free agency?

I think the number is actually unknown because the Super-2 deadline depends on what everyone else's numbers are as well. The rule is that the player must be in the top 22% of players that year for service time accrued.

 

Generally that translates to guys having to wait until early July to come up. Since Semien was also up last year, it's possible this 2 weeks could require keeping him in the minors through part of early August.

I think the number is actually unknown because the Super-2 deadline depends on what everyone else's numbers are as well. The rule is that the player must be in the top 22% of players that year for service time accrued.

 

Generally that translates to guys having to wait until early July to come up. Since Semien was also up last year, it's possible this 2 weeks could require keeping him in the minors through part of early August.

 

A September call-up is counted as well?

A September call-up is counted as well?

Yes, if you check his service time right now it's like 0.027 years or something like that. That would add in to his super-2 count if he is sent back down and called up again later this year.

If Veal makes this roster I'm going to throw up.

If Veal makes this roster I'm going to throw up.

 

Veal was really good the final 2 months of last season, and he was dynamite in 2012. As a 2nd lefty on a team that probably isn't going to contend, they could do far worse than giving him a roster spot.

Yes, if you check his service time right now it's like 0.027 years or something like that. That would add in to his super-2 count if he is sent back down and called up again later this year.

 

aha, got it. Thanks

MLB.Com had a nice piece on Cleto. How Cooper changed his delivery, bring his glove higher and doing away with the dreaded slide step.

MLB.Com had a nice piece on Cleto. How Cooper changed his delivery, bring his glove higher and doing away with the dreaded slide step.

 

He managed to pitch his way out of a pretty nasty situation against the Cubs today...all things considered, he's been very good this spring.

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White Sox option reliever Guerra to AAA Charlotte. Was claimed from the Dodgers on Wed.

 

Interesting. Daniel Webb most likely makes the team.

So was he optioned or outrighted? There seems to be some sense of confusion on that front.

So was he optioned or outrighted? There seems to be some sense of confusion on that front.

 

If he isn't on the 40 man roster, he was outrighted.

If he isn't on the 40 man roster, he was outrighted.

 

He had to be outrighted. He didn't have any options left, which is why he was on waivers to begin with.

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White Sox option reliever Guerra to AAA Charlotte. Was claimed from the Dodgers on Wed.

 

Interesting. Daniel Webb most likely makes the team.

Like I said. Webb will be closing by summer.

https://twitter.com/CST_soxvan/status/449733145550524419

 

White Sox reassign C Hector Gimenez, INF Micah Johnson, INF Alex Liddi, RHP Zach Putnam, LHP David Purcey, OF Blake Tekotte to minors camp

Boggs is back on a minor league deal.

So we have to change the thread, Boggs released but back on minor league deal...he gets hot, my thread title is still POSSIBLE, but Boggs is now behind Jones/Lindstrom/Webb/Belisario and probably Cleto as well.

 

That said, a LOT of things can change in the span of 2+ months. Just like we're seeing with the first round draft pick decision.

So we have to change the thread, Boggs released but back on minor league deal...he gets hot, my thread title is still POSSIBLE, but Boggs is now behind Jones/Lindstrom/Webb/Belisario and probably Cleto as well.

 

That said, a LOT of things can change in the span of 2+ months. Just like we're seeing with the first round draft pick decision.

 

This would be like had I said that Jordan Danks is going to be the cleanup hitter at some point. The fact that he's in the organization gives it a chance, but unless about 5 or 6 injuries happen, there's no chance of it happening other than in the technicality world.

This would be like had I said that Jordan Danks is going to be the cleanup hitter at some point. The fact that he's in the organization gives it a chance, but unless about 5 or 6 injuries happen, there's no chance of it happening other than in the technicality world.

If Connor Gillaspie can hit 3rd on opening day...

So we have to change the thread, Boggs released but back on minor league deal...he gets hot, my thread title is still POSSIBLE, but Boggs is now behind Jones/Lindstrom/Webb/Belisario and probably Cleto as well.

 

That said, a LOT of things can change in the span of 2+ months. Just like we're seeing with the first round draft pick decision.

Boggs knows he has a chance with the Sox in the future and Cooper has been pretty instrumental in showing a plan.