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8 - Franchise Player
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Red Sox Player Options
 
 

The following players burned 
their 2023 player option


Wilyer Abreu
Kyle Barraclough
Brennan Bernardino
Bobby Dalbec
Justin Garza
Logan Gillaspie
David Hamilton
Joe Jacques
Bryan Mata
Chris Murphy
Kaleb Ort
Ceddanne Rafaela
Nick Robertson
Tayler Scott
Ryan Sherriff
Luis Urias
Enmanuel Valdez
Brandon Walter
Zack Weiss
The following players were optioned at some point in
2023 but did not burn their 2023 player option

Brayan Bello
Kutter Crawford
Jarren Duran

 
 
 

Player Options Explained

Governing Rules. Options are governed by Rule 11 of the Major League Rules. 

Overview.  In general, a team may only send a player in the minor leagues for three seasons after that player is added to the team's 40-man roster. Each of those years is considered an "option year." Thus, a player is said to have three "options" or "option years."  Once a player has burned all three options, that player may generally not be sent to the minor leagues without first being designated for assignment, clearing waivers, and accepting an outright assignment.

Minor League Contract. Prior to being placed on a team's 40-man roster, a player is not on optional assignment, but instead just on minor league contract. Options are not burned in seasons before the player is on the 40-man roster.

Burning Options. Once the player has spent twenty days on optional assignment in a given season, that player's "option year" will burn at the end of that season. However, it is important to note that during an option year, the club is free to option the player up to five times that season, while only burning one "option" for that season. If a player spends less than twenty days on option in a given season, the option does not burn for that season.

Fourth Option Year. Players are eligible for a fourth option season if they have been optioned in three seasons but have not yet amassed five full seasons of professional service time. This is rare.

Ten-Day Rule. A club may not recall an optioned player until ten days of the season have passed since the optioned player reported to the minors, unless one of the following conditions applies: (a) the player is replacing a player placed on the disabled list or the bereavement list; (b) the affiliate’s minor league season, including playoffs, has concluded during the 10-day period; or (c) the optioned player is being assigned to the active list of another MLB club.

 
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