When you sign a contract with a Minor League team, say a A team, do sign a contract with just that team or the AA & AAA affiliates too? And if you get called up to the Majors then do you sign a seperate contract? Or is it worked into the previous one?
A minor league team is an independent business with a contractual relationship with the “parent” club. A player has a contract with the minor league club. This is a standard player development contract. Under the terms of the contractual agreement between the minor league team and the major league team, players can be moved back and forth. There are limits on how many times a player can be sent down to the minor leagues (options). There is a minimum salary paid at the MLB level regardless of minor league contract. A “major league” contract is different from a player development contract.