name one player not playing in the minors but still getting major league pay
A player is eligible as soon as they are placed active on the major league roster. If the player does not play, they still earn the major league minimum.
Theoretically, a polished amateur player could be drafted, sign a $10 million + signing bonus, then never play well enough to make the majors. I believe that if he is signed to a major league contract (which can be done even if he plays in the minors) that he'd be paid the league minimum of $400kish while in the minors. Also, it is possible for someone like Barry Zito to be assigned to the minors (if he accepted the demotion) and still collect his major league salary.
Yes. When a player is designated for assignment, the team has 10 days to decide what to do (release the player, trade the player, waive the player). Usually, the player is placed on waivers. If nobody claims the player, he can be assigned to the team's minor league system. In this case, it would be possible for the team that designated the player for assignment to recall the player to the major league team.
In the event of a Major League Baseball team outrighting a baseball player, it will result in the player's removal from the team's 40-man roster however the baseball player wiill still remain in the organization and will be assigned to be on one of the team's Minor League teams as long as they haven't gotten the rights to refuse assignment to the Minor Leagues.
Rosin bags are still on the back slope of every major league pitchers mound.
No, they are still minors.
Yes and No. The Dodgers are still a major league team, however they moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles after the 1957 season.
No. After subbing, a player is "burned", but may still sit in the bench. If he's red carded, he must leave the playing ground completely.
Dean Windas
Yes, players on an MLB active roster must get at least the Major League minimum salary, whether or not they play.
No, the golden league is a league of "independent" teams and while it is still a professional baseball league, it is in no way affiliated with major league baseball. The term "minor league" refers to teams which are owned by major league organizations for the growth of their young talent.
The White Sox, then called the White Stockings, began play in the American League in 1900 when the American League was still a minor league and the National League was the only major league. When the American League became a major league the next season (1901) the White Stockings were a charter member and won the first pennant of the American League as a major league.