*2010 MLB Thread*

MedicCook · 02-24-2010, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox

How much control does the Union have over that issue?

They have had lot's of control in the past. That is one of the reason it took so long to even get any steroid testing. The Union always refused to put it in the contracts. It was not until the Mitchell Report came out that the Union agreed to an addendum to the current contract.

02-24-2010, 10:48 AM

Anyone know the current status of testing in the majors?

Whynot · 02-24-2010, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by MedicCook

They have had lot's of control in the past. That is one of the reason it took so long to even get any steroid testing. The Union always refused to put it in the contracts. It was not until the Mitchell Report came out that the Union agreed to an addendum to the current contract.

Until a minor league player is put on the 40 man roster the union does not have any say in the testing. The minors had testing years before MLB did and the guidelines were more stringent.

02-24-2010, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Whynot

Until a minor league player is put on the 40 man roster the union does not have any say in the testing. The minors had testing years before MLB did and the guidelines were more stringent.

Thats what I was wanting to know. Is there a separate union entity for the minors then?

Whynot · 02-24-2010, 01:31 PM

Negative, if they are not on the 40, they are directly controlled by the parent organization.

02-24-2010, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Whynot

Negative, if they are not on the 40, they are directly controlled by the parent organization.

Thanks, I never knew that.

Whynot · 02-24-2010, 01:45 PM

I have been trying to learn more about the business and minor league side of baseball the last couple of years. There are some convoluted rules.

02-24-2010, 10:48 AM	#2
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Whynot Living the dream... Join Date: Nov 2009 First Name: Aaron Location: New Mexico Posts: 175 Trading: (11)	Re: 2010 MLB Thread Negative, if they are not on the 40, they are directly controlled by the parent organization. __________________ "My time coming, any day, don't worry bout me, no. Been so long I felt this way, ain't in no hurry, no"

02-24-2010, 01:45 PM	#7
Whynot Living the dream... Join Date: Nov 2009 First Name: Aaron Location: New Mexico Posts: 175 Trading: (11)	Re: 2010 MLB Thread I have been trying to learn more about the business and minor league side of baseball the last couple of years. There are some convoluted rules. __________________ "My time coming, any day, don't worry bout me, no. Been so long I felt this way, ain't in no hurry, no"