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Just want to confirm that we have to fish or cut bait on prospects drafted in 2020, correct?

I have 1st round picks #1, 8, and 9 that could be moved in the right deal. Also, Jared Walsh. Feel free to offer.

I have 1st round picks #1, 8, and 9 that could be moved in the right deal. Also, Jared Walsh. Feel free to offer.

Even better J, you have picks 1, 6, and 7.

Just want to confirm that we have to fish or cut bait on prospects drafted in 2020, correct?

Yep. From the rules:

4) Prospects, once drafted will have two years before needing to be either cut or promoted to MLB roster.

This rule basically gives you prospect rights in-perpetuity for one player. Each team is permitted one such designation at a time and it remains in effect until (a) you activate the prospect in question, (b) release this prospect, or (c) trade the prospect to another team, as this status is non-transferable. By rule, this declaration is supposed to be announced at the time the prospect is selected in the annual prospect draft. I suggested the rule and it was adopted just before the last free-agent draft, so it may have slipped under the radar of some of the managers in the league. Depending on the opinion of the commissioner, I would personally have no objection to allowing a retroactive application of the rule for those who were unaware of the provision.

Thanks bro. I remember now. Normal prospects = 2 years rights; Franchise prospect = forever if that's what the owner wants.

We will leave as is, and some may choose to franchise next time around. I'm not big on going backwards, so let's pass on retroactivity.

just to be clear
prospects drafted in 2020 ; for example Kelenic, Jarred20
have to be promoted this year or they go back into the pool....

I do not see him listed on Terry's roster.

Hi Richard,

Yes, 2 years as per Prospect Rule #4 posted in the post just above yours.

The exception is the ‘franchise prospect’, if there is one so designated on your roster. The FP can be kept past the 2 years.

Not that it matters, but Jesse Hahn is missing from my roster.

Also, one of my prospects is Nick Gonzales, not Gonzalez

Hi Richard,

Yes, 2 years as per Prospect Rule #4 posted in the post just above yours.

The exception is the ‘franchise prospect’, if there is one so designated on your roster. The FP can be kept past the 2 years.

When does the franchise tag for prospects have to be designated?

It’s a new rule, but my understanding is that you must designate a franchise prospect (if you want one) at the time of drafting.