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Hi guys, Im all set for the NY draft but I have a couple of questions I havent seen addressed here. If they are and I missed it then I apologize.

1) what site determines that a player has been called up from the minors and is therefore available to be faab claimed that monday by 10am?

2) what is the status of a player that was drafted, released (by an NFBC team), then sent to the minors by that major league team ? Can he be claimed or is he a minor leaguer and thus not available ?

3) minor leaguers with no major league experience in 2003, do 20games at one position or MOST games at one position determine where he is eligible for the NFBC season ? How about if he plays 20games at C during the 2004 season whereas he only played the OF during the 2003 season in the minors. When called to the majors and able to be claimed does he count only as an OF or both OF and C ?

4) Will we be able to see the other players available FAAB dollars during the season ?



--again, sorry if this is clear on the site and I missed it. Thanks.



Quahogs

Good questions. Here are the good answers:



1) He doesn't have to be called up from the minors to be acquired via FAAB. However, he has to be on a team's 40-man roster and only those players will show up on the free agent lists in each league. But if a top prospect is on the 40-man and is excelling in the minors, you can pick him up via FAAB and stash him away on your reserve roster until he makes it to the majors.



2) He can be claimed and put on your reserve roster.



3) It's most games played in 2003 if under 20 games. I'll update that list this afternoon. In that case, it would be catcher and outfielder.



4) Yes. All FAAB acquisitions will be available for viewing by all NFBC members and in fact I'll even write about them in our weekly newsletters and online.