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Pos. - Position (primary position first, plus any
position played for 5+ games in 2009)
Level - Highest level reached over career
A+ denotes High-A (California, Carolina, and Florida St.
leagues)
A denotes Low-A (Midwest and South Atlantic leagues)
A- denotes Short-Season-A (NY-Penn and Northwest leagues)
YTD denotes player has yet to debut professionally
"40" Column
● denotes player is on Boston's 40-man Roster
arb - denotes player will be eligible to file for
pre-free agency arbitration between January 5-15,
2010
opt - denotes player has a team option for 2010
opt* - denotes player has team option that will not
be picked up
NRI - Eligible for December 10, 2009 Rule 5 Draft
if not added to the 40-man roster on or before November
20, 2009
NRI - ● denotes player is a non-roster invitee to spring training
L = bats left (for hitters only); throws
left (for pitchers only)
ƅ = switch hitter (for hitters only)
Free Agents
Major League Free Agents
- Following the completion
of the term of his contract, any player with 6+ years of
major league service time who has not executed a
contract for the next succeeding season shall be
eligible to become a free agent. (Basic Agreement,
Article XX(B)).
Article XX(D) Free Agents - Any player with 3+
years of major league service time and whose contract is
assigned outright to a minor league club may elect, in
lieu of accepting such assignment, to become a free
agent. (Basic Agreement, Article XX(D)).
Minor League Free Agents - On the fifth day
following the completion of the World Series on the last
year of a player's minor league contract, the player's
contract shall expire and the player shall become a
"minor league free agent" unless that player's club
renews his contract. (Major League Rule 55(a)).
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