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Mark Saccomanno
« on: November 04, 2008, 01:00:59 pm »
Astros sent infielder Mark Saccomanno outright to Triple-A Round Rock.  Doesn't that make him a minor league free agent?
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Re: Mark Saccomanno
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2008, 01:40:32 pm »
No, it takes him off the 40 man roster and makes him vulnerable to the rule 5 draft.
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Re: Mark Saccomanno
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2008, 02:29:27 pm »
OK I need some educating here, I guess as once again Duman is right(let the love fest continue).  I sure thought Saccomanno, with six years in the minors(2003-08) would be a free agent if dropped from the 40-man roster. Yet, the Duman and the article on Astros.com indicate he is still under there control.  What am I missing?  I know a guy like Brooks Conrad became a free agent last season after six years in the minors.
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Re: Mark Saccomanno
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2008, 02:33:19 pm »
Quote from: farmstros on November 04, 2008, 02:29:27 pm
OK I need some educating here, I guess as once again Duman is right(let the love fest continue).  I sure thought Saccomanno, with six years in the minors(2003-08) would be a free agent if dropped from the 40-man roster. Yet, the Duman and the article on Astros.com indicate he is still under there control.  What am I missing?  I know a guy like Brooks Conrad became a free agent last season after six years in the minors.

Saccomanno has missed quite a bit of time due to injuries. Might that have anything to do with it?
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Re: Mark Saccomanno
« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2008, 02:38:31 pm »
I looked back and Conrad actually had seven years(not six) after last year.  Don't know if that makes a difference.  I am sincerely baffled...
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Re: Mark Saccomanno
« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2008, 03:28:20 pm »
Quote from: farmstros on November 04, 2008, 02:38:31 pm
I looked back and Conrad actually had seven years(not six) after last year.  Don't know if that makes a difference.  I am sincerely baffled...

It's bizzaro. A six year free agent actually has seven years.
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Re: Mark Saccomanno
« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2008, 03:51:10 pm »
Quote from: Jacksonian on November 04, 2008, 03:28:20 pm
It's bizzaro. A six year free agent actually has seven years.

Wasn't this a change in the last CBA?
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Re: Mark Saccomanno
« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2008, 04:39:51 pm »
Quote from: Jacksonian on November 04, 2008, 03:28:20 pm
It's bizzaro. A six year free agent actually has seven years.



Whoever came up with this must have been educated in the Big 10.
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Re: Mark Saccomanno
« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2008, 08:12:41 pm »
The blurb I saw said he passed through waivers before going to RR.  Does that make him Rule 5 exempt?
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Re: Mark Saccomanno
« Reply #9 on: November 04, 2008, 10:46:14 pm »
Quote from: Taras Bulba on November 04, 2008, 08:12:41 pm
The blurb I saw said he passed through waivers before going to RR.  Does that make him Rule 5 exempt?

Nope.  It just means nobody wanted him on their 40-man right now.
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