Baseball calendar: Free agent filing period ends Thursday
Associated Press
Through Thursday — Free agent filing period.
Nov. 18-19 — Owners meeting, Chicago.
Nov. 30-Dec. 4 — Major League Baseball Players Association executive board meeting, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Dec. 1 — Last day for teams to offer salary arbitration to their former players who became free agents.
Dec. 7 — Last day for free agents offered salary arbitration to accept the offers.
Dec. 7-10 — Winter meetings, Indianapolis.
Dec. 12 — Last day for teams to offer 2010 contracts to unsigned players.
2010
Jan 5-15 — Salary arbitration filing.
Jan. 6 — Hall of Fame BBWAA voting announced.
Jan. 19 — Exchange of salary arbitration figures.
Feb. 1-21 — Salary arbitration hearings, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Feb. 18 — Voluntary reporting date for pitchers, catchers and injured players.
Feb. 23 — Voluntary reporting date for other players.
March 2 — Mandatory reporting date.
March 2-11 — Teams may renew contracts of unsigned players.
March 17— Last day to place a player on unconditional release waivers and pay 30 days termination pay instead of 45 days.
March 31 — Last day to request unconditional release waivers on a player without having to pay his full 2010 salary.
April 4 — Opening day, active rosters reduced to 25 players.
June 7-9 — Amateur draft, Secaucus, N.J.
July 13 — All-Star game, Anaheim, Calif.
July 25 — Hall of Fame inductions, Cooperstown, N.Y.
July 31 — Last day to trade a player without securing waivers.
Aug. 15 — Last day to sign selections from 2010 amateur draft who have not exhausted college eligibility.
Sept. 1 — Active rosters expand to 40 players.
November — Free agent filing period, first 15 days after World Series ends.
Dec. 4-7 — Winter meetings, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Dec. 12 — Last day for teams to offer 2011 contracts to unsigned players.