Baseball Calendar

 

Dec. 3-6 – Winter meetings, Nashville, Tenn.
Dec. 3-7 – Players’ association executive board meeting, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Dec. 3 – Hall of Fame Veterans Committee voting for managers and umpires announced.
Dec. 7 – Last day for free agents offered salary arbitration to accept the offers.
Dec. 12 – Last day for teams to offer 2008 contracts to unsigned players.
2008
Jan 5-15 – Salary arbitration filing.
Jan. 8 – Hall of Fame BBWAA voting announced.
Jan. 18 – Exchange of salary arbitration figures.
Feb. 1-21 – Salary arbitration hearings, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Feb. 14 – Voluntary reporting date for pitchers, catchers and injured players.
Feb. 19 – Voluntary reporting date for other players.
Feb. 26 – Mandatory reporting date.
March 2-11 – Teams may renew contracts of unsigned players.
March 12- Last day to place a player on unconditional release waivers and pay 30 days termination pay instead of 45 days.
March 26- Last day to request unconditional release waivers on a player without having to pay his full 2008 salary.
March 30 – Opening day, active rosters reduced to 25 players.
June TBA – Amateur draft.
July 15 – All-Star game, New York.
July 27 – Hall of Fame inductions, Cooperstown, N.Y.
July 31 – Last day to trade a player without securing waivers.
Sept. 1 – Active rosters expand to 40 players.
Dec. 8-11 – Winter meetings, Las Vegas.