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Reb

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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #2445 on: July 01, 2020, 12:56:16 am »
Dumb long-range questions:
1.  How does this season work for service time and free agency?  Bryant, etc.; this will still be a full season towards free agency, whether they get in 60 games or not? 

2.  How about luxury tax?  Much winter talk about the lux line, but then they unexpectedly chose to pay Quintana and go over the line after all.  Given that they're now only paying ≤40% of their anticipated budget, does that basically put EVERYBODY under the line, so that won't be a factor? 

March agreement addressed this.

1. Full year service time (unless player opts not to play and is not in a special health risk category).

2. Luxury tax still based on full season payroll but any tax to be paid pro-rated