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Offseason Calendar

The offseason started weeks ago, but let’s take an updated look at the offseason calendar as the news and rumors slow down for Thanksgiving. There’s a lot to keep track of in the first full offseason under the sport’s new collective bargaining agreement, so MLBTR has compiled a timeline of offseason events. Here’s what has already happened:

• Immediately after World Series - Eligible players hit free agency
• Three days after World Series - Option decisions due
• Five days after World Series - Qualifying offers due
• Six days after World Series - Free agents can sign contracts with teams other than their former clubs
• 12 days after World Series - Players must accept or reject qualifying offers
• November 7th - 9th - GM Meetings
• November 20th - Deadline for setting 40-man roster in advance of Rule 5 Draft

Here’s what’s ahead:

• November 30th - Deadline for teams to tender contracts to arbitration eligible players
• December 3rd - 6th - Winter Meetings
• December 6th - Rule 5 Draft takes place at Winter Meetings
• January 18th - Teams, players exchange arbitration figures
• February 1st - 21st -  Arbitration hearings take place in Phoenix
• March 2nd - 11th - Teams can renew contracts of unsigned pre-arbitration eligible players

Dates via MLB.com, the Kansas City Star and USA Today.

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