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Roster size
The roster limit for a Can-Am League club is 22 players.
An additional two players may be on the disabled list during
the regular season. Of those 22 players, a maximum of four
may be veterans and minimum of five must be rookies. The remaining players will be designated limited service players and of those LS players only four (4) may be LS-4.
- During the pre-season, a maximum of 28 players may be
under contract at any one time without regard to classification.
The 22 active player roster must be met three days before
the start of the regular season.
Definitions
- Year of Service: A
year of service for Can-Am League players is 75 official
at bats or more in a National Association or independent
league or leagues, or 30 innings or more pitched in a
National Association or independent league or leagues,
in any season prior to the present calendar year. For
independent and rookie league service league service,
the first two years of service equals one National Association
year. For foreign players, the classification and salary
level will be determined by the league office.
- Rookie: A player with less than one year of service.
- LS-1: A player with less than two years of service.
- LS-2: A player with less than three years of service.
- LS-3: A player with less than four years of service.
- LS-4: A player with less than five years of service. One
of the four LS-4 players may be an LS-5. An LS-5 player is a player that is becoming a veteran by virtue
of spending two (2) years in independent
baseball. A player may spend only one year as an LS-5. The age rule does not apply to an LS-5.
- Veteran: A player with
five or more years of service. If a player has five or
more years of service but has not reached the age of 26
by September 1 of that season, he will be considered an
LS-4. If he has not reached the age of 24 by September
1 of that season, he will be considered an LS-3
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