Teams previously were not limited in the number of players they could have under minor league contracts. The league, a league source said, regarded 180 players as a high number owed to the new minor league system and the missed year of development due to COVID-19. The Domestic Reserve List was implemented as part of the changes. Any change to the reserve-list size would not affect the number of minor league teams, as nine years remain on the 10-year contracts the 120 clubs signed with MLB. In December 2020, MLB eliminated 42 teams - and an unknown number of playing jobs - implementing a structure in which 120 teams were spread out evenly among the 30 major league clubs: one Triple-A, Double-A, High-A and Low-A affiliate each. The minor leagues already have undergone a massive overhaul in recent years. MLB lockout updates: Play ball! Owners, players agree on new CBA.While the union has not formally responded to the most recent version of the plan, the source said, the players intend to reject it and any future proposals that could cut minor league jobs. The league previously had proposed controlling the size of the Domestic Reserve List multiple times, each of which was rejected by the MLBPA, a union source said. MLB, according to a league source, has no plans to reduce the size of the list in 2023 but wants the flexibility to do so in future seasons. The proposal says the league could adjust the reserve list's size "up or down." The league proposed keeping the number at 1 but allowing the commissioner's office to reduce the maximum number of players to as few as 150 over the rest of the collective bargaining agreement, sources said. Major League Baseball asked for the ability to eliminate hundreds of minor league playing jobs in its latest labor offer to the MLB Players Association, sources familiar with the proposal told ESPN.Ĭurrently, the Domestic Reserve List - which governs the number of minor league players a team can roster at any time - is at 180.
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