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Published online at Google Docs link here<\/a>, and included as a link along the right-hand side of the blog.<\/p>\n

But here’s a quick table with the dates and events that mark the furious off-season of Baseball:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/td>\nEvent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9\/24\/2015<\/td>\nNominees for Roberto Clemente Award<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/4\/2015<\/td>\nLast day of regular season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/5\/2015<\/td>\nEnd of Year BBWAA award ballots due (prior to beginning of post season)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/6\/2015<\/td>\nBeginning of 2015 Post-Season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/23\/2015<\/td>\nGold Glove finalists announced<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/24\/2015 – 10\/29\/2015<\/td>\nNPB Japan World Series<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/26\/2015<\/td>\nSporting News Comeback Players of the Year AL and NL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/26\/2015<\/td>\nSporting News Rookies of the Year AL and NL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/27\/2015<\/td>\nSporting News Managers of the Year AL and NL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/28\/2015<\/td>\nSporting News All Star Teams of the year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/28\/2015<\/td>\nMLB Relievers of the year (Rivera and Hoffman Awards)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/29\/2015<\/td>\nSporting News Player of the Year, MLB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/29\/2015<\/td>\nSporting News Executive of the Year announced<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/30\/2015<\/td>\nRoberto Clemente Award given<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/30\/2015<\/td>\nFielding Bible Awards given<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/31\/2015 approx<\/td>\nHall of Fame “Veterans Committee\/Golden Era” releases ballot.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/31\/2015<\/td>\nHank Aaron Awards given<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/1\/2015<\/td>\nLast actual day of 2015 World Series; official end of 2015 season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/2\/15 (WS end + 1)<\/td>\nMLB Coaches contracts expire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/2\/15 (WS end + 1)<\/td>\nMLB announces nominees for GIBBYs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/2\/15 (WS end + 1)<\/td>\nOfficial start of FA period (8am CST the day after the last game of the WS). \u00a0 First day of the 5-day exclusive window to negotiate with your own Fas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/4\/15 (WS end + 3)<\/td>\nTeam and player options must be decided three days after the end of the World Series.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/6\/15 (WS end + 5)<\/td>\nClubs have to re-set their 40-man rosters, moving all 60-day DL players back to active.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/6\/15 (WS end + 5)<\/td>\n5pm EST: Deadline to make Qualifying offers for your own FAs (average of top 125 salaries or $15.8M for 2015). 5 days after end of WS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/6\/15 (WS end + 5)<\/td>\nLast Day of “Quiet Period.” Teams have “exclusive” negotiating rights with their own free agents during this period.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/6\/15 (WS end + 5)<\/td>\n5 days after WS ends: Free agent filing period and exclusive negotiating window ends at 12:01 a.m. ET. Free agents can sign with any team.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/6\/15 (WS end + 5)<\/td>\nFree Agency granted to all eligible Minor League free agents (5 days after the end of the WS). Eligibility done on service time; 6 years ML service for college draftees or 7 years ML service for HS draftees or free agents under the age of 18.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/9\/2015<\/td>\nMLBPA announces “Players Choice” awards: Player of the year, Comeback Player of the year, etc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/10\/2015<\/td>\nBBWAA Award Nominees announced on MLB networks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/10\/2015<\/td>\nRawlings AL & NL Gold Glove Announcements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/11\/2015<\/td>\nWilson Defensive Player of the Year awards, given by MLB to best defensive player on each club.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/12\/2015<\/td>\nLouisville Slugger Silver Slugger Awards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/10\/2015<\/td>\nMLB Comeback Players of the Year AL and NL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/9\/15 – 11\/12\/15<\/td>\nGM Meetings, Boca Raton, Florida for 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/13\/2015 (WS end + 12)<\/td>\n12 Days after WS ends: Players must accept or reject Qualifying Options by 5pm today<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/16\/2015<\/td>\nAL, NL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Awards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/17\/2015<\/td>\nAL and NL Manager of the Year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/18\/2015<\/td>\nAL and NL Cy Young<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/19\/2015<\/td>\nAL and NL Most Valuable Player<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/18\/2015 – 11\/19\/2015<\/td>\nOwner Meetings, Dallas for 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/20\/2015<\/td>\nEsurance MLB Awards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/20\/2015<\/td>\nDay to file reserve lists for all Major and Minor League levels. In other words, Last day to add players to 40-man to protect them from the Rule5 Draft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/24\/2015 approx<\/td>\nHall of Fame Ballot for 2015 class officially released<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/2\/15<\/td>\nMidnight: Deadline for teams to Tender contracts to arbitration eligible players and\/or unsigned players. If not tendered, those players immediately become free agents. \u00a0 \u00a0 This is the non-tender deadline for arbitration eligible players<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/3\/2015 (7 days prior to Rule-5 draft)<\/td>\nLast date to request outright waivers to assign player prior to Rule 5 Draft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/2\/2015 approx<\/td>\nBaseball America announces its Executive of the Year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/7\/15 -12\/10\/15<\/td>\nWinter Meetings, Nashville, TN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/7\/2015<\/td>\nHall of Fame “Golden Era” (1947-1972) vote announced, San diego<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/7\/15 (3 days prior to Rule-5 draft)<\/td>\nLast date to outright a player prior to Rule 5 Draft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/8\/2015 approx<\/td>\nMLB announces winners of 21 “GIBBY” awards (greatness in Baseball yearly awards)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/9\/2015 approx<\/td>\nJ.G. Taylor Spink Award voting results announced<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/10\/2015 approx<\/td>\nMLB Balloting results announced for Hall of Fame Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/10\/2015<\/td>\nRule 5 Draft. Occurs on last day of Winter meetings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/13\/2015 – 12\/14\/2015<\/td>\nNats Winterfest 2015 (DC Convention center?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/31\/2015<\/td>\nDeadline for BBWAA ballots for Hall of Fame voting.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1\/6\/2016<\/td>\nHall of Fame BBWAA voting announced; the Hall of Fame class of 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1\/12\/2016<\/td>\nSalary arbitration filing Date<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1\/15\/2016<\/td>\nSalary arbitration figures exchanged (1pm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2\/1\/2016 – 2\/21\/2016<\/td>\nSalary arbitration hearings (actual hearing date per player picked at random), Phoenix AZ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2\/18\/2016<\/td>\nVoluntary Spring Training reporting date for Pitchers, Catchers, Injured players<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2\/23\/2016<\/td>\nMandatory Spring Training reporting date for position players<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3\/1\/2016<\/td>\nMandatory Reporting Date<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3\/2\/2015 – 3\/11\/2015<\/td>\nContracts of unsigned players who are not yet eligible for Arbitration may be renewed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3\/5\/2015<\/td>\nFirst Exhibition Game of Spring training<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3\/15\/2016<\/td>\nDeadline to request unconditional release waivers without having to pay the player’s full salary or $100k bonus for certain types of veterans. \u00a0 Last day to place a player on unconditional release waivers and pay 30 days termination pay instead of 45 days.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/3\/2016<\/td>\n2016 Season Opener; Opening Day 2015; active rosters must be reduced to 25 players and 40-man rosters must be established<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/3\/2016<\/td>\nOpening Night 2016: Cubs@Los Angeles Angels<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Published online at Google Docs link here, and included as a link along the right-hand side of the blog. But here’s a quick table with the dates and events that mark the furious off-season of Baseball: Date Event 9\/24\/2015 Nominees for Roberto Clemente Award 10\/4\/2015 Last day of regular season 10\/5\/2015 End of Year BBWAA […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1016],"class_list":["post-11516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nonnatsbaseball","tag-todd-boss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11516"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11516\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11527,"href":"https:\/\/nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11516\/revisions\/11527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}