2 Min Drill 2 Flashcards
If a player’s contract is terminated during the off-season, how many days pay does he receive?
30
During the championship season, no club may use bus travel that is longer than what distance?
200 miles
If a player is cut during Spring training either on or before the 16th day of training, how many days pay does he receive?
30
If a player is injured during the season that is within the scope of the ____ he is entitled to receive the full unpaid salary from his team
Uniform Player Contract,
For cost of living adjustments, what index is consulted to make the calculations?
Consumer Price Index
All road hotel rooms must have meals available (in-room or otherwise) until ____
1 AM
In a Split Contract, what pay rate does a player get if he is cut during the off- season?
Minor League pay rate
All traveling expenses while traveling for a player’s Club, is paid by who?
Club
During the championship season, no club may use bus travel that is longer than what distance?
200
What date do clubs have to give written notice to a player’s agent and MLBPA of the hotels that the club will stay in?
December 1
If a player is cut during the season, how much of his salary must be paid out?
The remaining balance
Major League Players will get first-class travel when flying for their team
True
During Spring Training during the 2018-2021 seasons, the daily allowance will be the previous year’s allowance plus the cost of living increase and rounded to the nearest $.50
True
A player gives their photo and video rights to the clubs to do with as the club pleases?
T/F
True
During the time between the end of the championship season and opening of spring training, if a player has no options remaining the team must supply written notice to the player and the MLBPA with the option to consent to an assignment, refuse an assignment, or become a free agent?
T/F
True
A player can own stock in a club that he plays for and is under contract with.
T/F
False
According to the sample contract in the CBA under Appendix A, how often does a player get paid?
Bi-Weekly
Regarding waivers, the Office of the Commissioner must supply the Association with how many items each Friday no later than 3 PM EST?
5
A players payment must still go through even if they have a required military encampment of the Army Reserve or National Guard?
True
In the sample contract, a player must keep themselves at what level of conditioning?First
First Class
A player with 10 or more years experience in the Major League, whose last 5 years has been with one club cannot be signed to another club without what from the player?
Written Consent
When payment is due, it does matter if the club is “Home” or “Away”
T/F
False
A player’s assignment cannot be assigned outside the US or Canada without a player’s written consent
T/F
True
A player’s Paragraph 2 salary may not be deducted except for failure to report as outlined in Paragraph 6
True
A player may not be reinstated from the disabled list for the purpose of moving them to a minor league team
T/F
True
When a player elects to become a free agent under Article XIX section C, there is a waiting period he must go through before seeking out new teams.
T/F
False
Who was the first baseball star to defect from Cuba?
Rene Arocha
How many Sosnick – Cobbe clients appeared in the majors in 2004?
One aspect of Scott Boras’ legacy lies in alerting high school players that they had an option other than the draft
T/F
True
The Dominicans won the third edition of the World Baseball Classic, going undefeated on their road to the championship
T/F
True
What support rivaled baseball for the hearts of Nicaraguans?
How many teams were initially in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League?
Who was Scott Boras’ single major-league client in 1985?
Who was the first player raised in the Dominican Republic to play in the Major Leagues?
The teams Licey and Escogido in the capital formed the core of Dominican baseball
Venezuela contained more MLB-owned baseball academies in 2015 than it did in 2002
T/F
False
What was Venezuela’s best ever result at the World Baseball Classic?
Tampa Bay encountered a strange problem; their Dominican players were losing weight due to spending their per diems home to their families
T/F
True
According to the author, teams will usually pay half of a signing bonus 60 days after the signing date, and the rest six months later
T/F
True
What support rivaled baseball for the hearts of Nicaraguans?
Soccer
Tony Oliva is the only player to win batting titles in his first two years in the Majors
T/F
True
Which MLB team set up an academy in Nicaragua?
Houston
Who was the first player raised in the Dominican Republic to play in the Major Leagues?
Felipe Alou
Who was Scott Boras’ single major-league client in 1985?
Bill Caudill
The teams Licey and Escogido in the capital formed the core of Dominican baseball
T/F
True
What national team did Nicaragua beat in 1972; the countries equivalent of the US hockey team beating the Soviets?
Cuba
What was Venezuela’s best ever result at the World Baseball Classic?
3rd
Bearing, cadence and volume can have a major impact on a potential client
T/F
True
In what year was the Liga Professional en Nicaragua formed?
1956
Following the Ten Years War, Cuba borrowed extensively from the United States Government, ravaging its economy
T/F
False
Of the players drafted in the first round from 1965 – 1995, what percentage lasted more than three years in the major leagues?
48.7%
Which player is recognized as the prime example of Boras’ draft negotiating?
JD Drew
In 2014, what percent of players on MLB opening-day rosters were Dominican?
9.7%
When was the Major League Baseball Player’s Association regulations governing agents written?
1988
In 2003, the Reich, Katz and Landis group initiated a grieved against Sosnick and Cobbe with the Players Association
T/F
False
In 2014, how many Venezuelans were on MLB teams?
98
How many teams were initially in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League?
4
he phrase “slot money” is used to refer to an agent negotiating a higher signing bonus for his or her client
T/F
False
As of “Baseball Beyond our Borders” publication, how many games does each team in the LVBP play per season?
63
What team was Stan Kasten the General Manager for?
Braves, Hawks, and Thrashers
How many Sosnick – Cobbe clients appeared in the majors in 2004?
9
It is a common sentiment that teams will pass on drafting a Scott Boras client in order to avoid negotiating with the agent
T/F
True
Which section of the MLB Player’s Association agent regulations stats that an agent can be decertified for providing money to a player with the purpose of inducing the player to utilize the agent’s services?
Section 3
What was Fidel Castro’s supposed best pitch?
Curveball
