FAQ: What to know about Tigers' offseason.
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What are the key dates?
Nov. 3: Last date to request waivers on Draft-excluded players until next spring.
Nov. 4: Deadline for teams and players to make decisions on contract options, for clubs to reinstate all players on the
60-day injured list (including Javier Báez, Sawyer Gipson-Long, Alex Faedo and Brendan White) and to tender
qualifying offers. Also, the “quiet period” ends and Major League free agents are free to sign with any club as of 5 p.m. ET. Minor League players become free agents at 5 p.m. ET, if applicable.
Nov. 4-7: GM Meetings in San Antonio, Texas. This is where groundwork is often laid on trades and free-agent signings.
Nov. 19: The deadline to add players to the 40-man roster to protect them from the
Rule 5 Draft is 6 p.m. ET.
Nov. 22:
Tender deadline. By 8 p.m. ET, teams must formally tender contracts to unsigned players for the following season, including their arbitration-eligible players. If a player is
non-tendered, they immediately become a free agent.
Dec. 9-11: Winter Meetings in Dallas, including the
MLB Draft Lottery (Tigers aren’t eligible this year as a playoff team) on Dec. 10 and the Rule 5 Draft on Dec. 11.
Dec. 15: End of the 2024 international signing period.
Jan. 10, 2025: Eligible players and their teams
exchange arbitration figures.
Jan. 15, 2025: Start of the new international signing period.