MLB Rule 5 Draft
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The MLB Rule 5 Draft is an annual mechanism that allows Major League Baseball teams to select certain unprotected minor league players from other organizations’ systems to promote competitive balance and prevent talent hoarding.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rule 5 Draft | 4 |
| MLB Rule 5 Draft canonical | 1 |
| Major League Rule 5 Draft | 1 |
| Major League phase of Rule 5 Draft | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T221867 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: MLB Rule 5 Draft Context triple: [MLB Draft, relatedTo, MLB Rule 5 Draft]
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MLB Draft
The MLB Draft is Major League Baseball’s annual event in which professional teams select eligible amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur clubs to join their organizations.
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MLB international signing system
The MLB international signing system is the framework of rules and procedures that governs how Major League Baseball teams recruit and sign amateur players from countries outside the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.
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MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement
The MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement is the labor contract between Major League Baseball team owners and the players’ union that sets the rules for player employment, compensation, and key league mechanisms such as free agency, arbitration, and the draft.
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D.
Major League Baseball Rules Committee
The Major League Baseball Rules Committee is the governing body responsible for reviewing, interpreting, and revising the official rules that regulate professional baseball in Major League Baseball.
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MLB All-Star Game
The MLB All-Star Game is an annual midseason exhibition in which the best players from Major League Baseball’s American and National Leagues compete in a showcase matchup.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: MLB Rule 5 Draft Target entity description: The MLB Rule 5 Draft is an annual mechanism that allows Major League Baseball teams to select certain unprotected minor league players from other organizations’ systems to promote competitive balance and prevent talent hoarding.
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A.
MLB Draft
The MLB Draft is Major League Baseball’s annual event in which professional teams select eligible amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur clubs to join their organizations.
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B.
MLB international signing system
The MLB international signing system is the framework of rules and procedures that governs how Major League Baseball teams recruit and sign amateur players from countries outside the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.
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C.
MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement
The MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement is the labor contract between Major League Baseball team owners and the players’ union that sets the rules for player employment, compensation, and key league mechanisms such as free agency, arbitration, and the draft.
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D.
Major League Baseball Rules Committee
The Major League Baseball Rules Committee is the governing body responsible for reviewing, interpreting, and revising the official rules that regulate professional baseball in Major League Baseball.
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E.
MLB All-Star Game
The MLB All-Star Game is an annual midseason exhibition in which the best players from Major League Baseball’s American and National Leagues compete in a showcase matchup.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball draft mechanism
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sports draft ⓘ |
| affects |
MLB roster construction
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minor league player development paths ⓘ player movement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
MLB Rule 5 Draft
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surface form:
Major League Rule 5 Draft
MLB Rule 5 Draft ⓘ
surface form:
Rule 5 Draft
|
| appliesToLeague | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| competitiveEffect | limits long-term control of large minor league reserves by single clubs ⓘ |
| consequenceOfNonCompliance |
if original club declines, player may be outrighted to minors
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player must be offered back to original club ⓘ |
| draftOrderDeterminedBy | reverse order of previous season standings ⓘ |
| draftOrderPriority | teams with worse records pick earlier ⓘ |
| economicEffect | provides low-cost acquisition route for MLB talent ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
player has required minimum professional service time
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player is under contract with another MLB organization ⓘ player not on 40-man roster ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Official Baseball Rules
ⓘ
surface form:
Major League Rules
|
| governingBody | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Major League phase
ⓘ
Minor League phase ⓘ |
| hasRestriction |
teams may pass on their selection
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teams must have open 40-man roster spot to make a Major League phase pick ⓘ |
| heldDuring | MLB Winter Meetings ⓘ |
| historicalPrecedent | earlier forms of player draft and selection rules in organized baseball ⓘ |
| introducedToAddress | stockpiling of minor league talent by wealthier clubs ⓘ |
| legalStatus | collectively bargained mechanism between MLB and MLBPA ⓘ |
| majorLeaguePhaseEffect | player must be kept on MLB active roster or offered back ⓘ |
| minorLeaguePhaseEffect | player becomes property of selecting club without roster restrictions ⓘ |
| origin | Rule 5 of the Official Professional Baseball Rules ⓘ |
| playerBenefit | gives blocked minor leaguers a path to MLB playing time ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
prevent talent hoarding
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promote competitive balance ⓘ provide opportunities for minor league players ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
MLB 40-man roster rules
ⓘ
MLB Draft ⓘ
surface form:
MLB amateur draft
minor league option rules ⓘ |
| requires |
payment of draft fee to player’s original club
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players to be placed on 40-man roster to be protected ⓘ |
| rosterRequirement |
selected player must be kept on selecting club’s active MLB roster for full season
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selected player must remain on 26-man roster except for injured list stints ⓘ |
| selectionRight | MLB clubs may select eligible players from other organizations ⓘ |
| selectionSource | minor league systems of other MLB organizations ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| typicalTiming | December ⓘ |
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Subject: MLB Rule 5 Draft Description of subject: The MLB Rule 5 Draft is an annual mechanism that allows Major League Baseball teams to select certain unprotected minor league players from other organizations’ systems to promote competitive balance and prevent talent hoarding.
Referenced by (7)
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Rule 5 Draft
this entity surface form:
Major League Rule 5 Draft
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Rule 5 Draft
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Rule 5 Draft
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Major League phase of Rule 5 Draft
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Rule 5 Draft