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MLBPA Agent Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions
Question : the daily major league roster limit from Opening Day
until August 31st
CORRECT ANSWER : 26
Question : When a player is optioned from a major league club
to one of its minor league affiliates, he cannot be recalled back to the major league club for how many days?
CORRECT ANSWER : 10
Question : Once a player has been placed on a club's 40-man
roster, how many option years does a club have on that particular player?
CORRECT ANSWER : 3
Question : When a player is designated for assignment (total
removal from the 40-man), how many days does a club have to trade, assign or release that player?
CORRECT ANSWER : 7
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Question : When referencing a player on a club's 40-man roster,
a player is considered to have used an "option year" when he spends at least how many days in the minors?
CORRECT ANSWER : 20
Question : How many days is considered 1 full year of major
league service time?
CORRECT ANSWER : 172
Question : Following the completion of a player's Uniform
Player's Contract, a player may become a free agent if he has not executed a contract for the next season AND if he has at least how many years of Major League service?
CORRECT ANSWER : 6
Question : Regarding a player and free agency, how long is the
"Quiet Period"?
CORRECT ANSWER : 5 days
Question : A Qualifying Offer is given by a club to a player that
is guaranteed equal to the average of the _______ highest paid players from the prior season.
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CORRECT ANSWER : 125
Question : A player whose contract is terminated by a club
during Spring Training but 16 days on or before the start of the season shall be entitled to receive termination pay equal to how many days' payment at the rate stipulated in paragraph 2 of his contract?
CORRECT ANSWER : 30 days
Question : A player whose contract is terminated by a club
during Spring Training within 15 days or less before the start of the season shall be entitled to receive termination pay equal to how many days' payment at the rate stipulated in paragraph 2 of his contract?
CORRECT ANSWER : 45 days
Question : What percentage of the exterior of a player's shoe
must be the club's designated primary shoe color?
CORRECT ANSWER : 51%
Question : How many violations of the Smokeless Tobacco
Policy by a player does it take before the player is fined?
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CORRECT ANSWE R: 2 violations
Question : A player is suspended how many games for their first
positive steroid test result?
CORRECT ANSWER : 80 games
Question : In regards to drug testing, players on the major
league roster will be required to submit to how may urine samples during the season?
CORRECT ANSWER : -
Question : Excluding "Super Two" players, what is the
minimum number of Major League service years accumulated must a player have to be considered for salary arbitration?
CORRECT ANSWER : 3
Question : What percentage of the playoff Players' Pool is
distributed to the players if they win the World Series?
