Whatever the length of the player's contract agreed upon by ownership and the player.
i think Phil rizzuto
They are under contract when signed and they are part of a union.
Depends on wether or not they have a guaranteed contract.
If a baseball contract is sold to someone else, it usually means that they wanted to be traded. Not always though.
In all probability ... most all players have agents to do their contract negotiations for them. A 'free agent' is a player that is not under contract and is free to negotiate with any team to secure a contract. The term has nothing to do with whether or not a player has an agent.
'Player Option' is a term for a clause written into a player's contract that allows the player to extend the length of the contract for one year at a predetermined salary.If the player decides not to extend the contract, or 'pickup the option', the contract ends and the player becomes a free agent and can negotiate a new contract with any team.Just like a player option, contracts may also contain a 'team option'. This is a clause written into a contract similar to the player option except the team gets to decide whether they would like to extend the player's contract by one year for a predetermined salary.
there isn't a minimum salary in the mlb. basically if the player is willing to sign a contract to play for that team for a dollar than he can go into contract for that.
Alex Rodriguez the baseball player who signed a whopping $275,000,000(£178,646,834), 10 year contract..
That player becomes a free agent ... 'non tendered' basically means a player's contract has run out and he was not offered a contract from the team he last played for so he becomes a free agent, eligible to negotiate a contract with any of the MLB teams.
When his contract expires usually after the world series.
The only was a baseball player can change teams is by trade or receiving a contract offer if they're a free gent