29 days ago | By MLB Trade Rumors

An arbiter ruled this week that Reds outfielder Aristides Aquino is out of minor league options, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic tweets. The team was granted a fourth option on lefty Cionel Perez and righty Jose De Leon .
The ruling on the trio of Reds players is the latest in an increasingly wide-reaching swath of players who were in limbo with regard to their option status in 2021. Players typically have three minor league options, but a fourth option year can be granted to teams in the case of players who use all of their options before completing five “full” seasons. A “full”...
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Angels Granted Fourth Option On Jaime Barria, Dillon Peters

29 days ago | By MLB Trade Rumors

The Angels have been granted a fourth minor league option over both right-hander Jaime Barria and lefty Dillon Peters , tweets Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register. Both were among a group of players waiting for an arbiter to rule on how the truncated length of the 2020 season determined their eligibility for a fourth option.
Teams can be granted a fourth option over players who have fewer than five “full” seasons but have exhausted all three of their original minor league options. The league's rules stipulate that 90 or more days on an active big league or minor league roster - but...
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Twins Granted Fourth Option On Lewis Thorpe

30 days ago | By MLB Trade Rumors

The Twins have been granted a fourth minor league option on southpaw Lewis Thorpe , tweets Dan Hayes of The Athletic. The 25-year-old was one of several players in limbo waiting for an arbiter to rule whether he could be optioned for a fourth year or had exhausted his minor league options. The Cubs were also granted a fourth option over righty Adbert Alzolay yesterday, while Nats righty Erick Fedde was determined to be out of minor league options .
The discrepancy stems from the rules surrounding eligibility for a fourth minor league option. Teams can be granted a fourth option over...
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