October 30 – November 13: Free agency filing period, begins after the last out of the World Series and lasts for 15 days
November 3 – 6: General Managers Meetings in
November 5 – 18: Awards Week, all the 2008 season awards are given out this week starting with the AL Gold Glove Awards (11/5) to the AL MVP Award (11/18)
November 20: Deadline for Major and Minor League clubs to file reserve lists – players protected from the Rule 5 Draft
December 1: Deadline for clubs to offer salary arbitration to their ranked free agents – the player has six days (12/7) to decide to accept or decline
December 5: Major League Player’s Association Executive Board Meeting,
December 7: Deadline for players to accept or decline salary arbitration
December 8-11: Winter Meetings,
December 8: Hall of Fame Veterans Committee Voting Results Announcements,
December 11: Rule 5 Draft
Early December: Hall of Fame Voting by the Baseball Writers of
December 12: Deadline to offer contracts to roster players – players who are not offered contracts enter free agency
January 5: Announcement of Hall of Fame election results
January 5-15: Filing period for players eligible for salary arbitration
January 19: Players and management exchange figures for arbitration – usually the numbers between the players and management are close so usually both parties arrive at some form of agreement
February 1-21: Salary Arbitration Hearings in
February 14, 17: Spring Training reporting dates for position players, pitchers and catchers on a World Baseball Classic roster
February 22: Mandatory Spring Training reporting date for those players not on a World Baseball Classic roster
Key:
High visibility and high movement
High/Low visibility and high/low movement
Low visibility and low movement
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