*2010 MLB Thread*

[Whynot]

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.

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]

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

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]

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.