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GENERAL GUIDELINES Players are placed on either the 15 day or the 60 day disabled list, usually depending on the severity and/or recovery time of the injury. A player may be shifted from the 15 day to the 60 day DL at any time, but may not do the opposite. The player may not rejoin the team until the associated number of days has elapsed, but a player's time on the DL may exceed the specified number of days. The 15-day DL does not count the player on the is made available. Another player from the Minor Leagues , Free Agent pool, a traded player, or a recovered player coming off of the disabled list may be used to fill this spot. Players may be put on the DL at a date Retroactive to the last day he played. This allows a team not to be penalized by not incurring the possible disadvantage of playing with a reduced roster. This allowance may be used up to 10 days after the point of injury "Scout.com: MLB Roster Rules" . Therefore, Listing the player as day-to-day before placing the player on the disabled list is often used to indicate the time frame where the injury initiated. A team may keep an injured player on the roster but keep him listed as day-to-day to indicate that the medical staff is unable to determine when the player can resume normal playing activities again. If the injury turns out to be minor, then the player may resume playing without having to wait to come off of the disabled list. Players recovering from an injury may appear in a limited number of minor league games while still on the disabled list in order to prepare for reactivation. Non-pitchers may reside in the minor league club for up to 20 days while pitchers may stay in the minors for up to 30 days "Transactions Primer" . HISTORY Until the late 1980s, the disabled list consisted a 10-day and 21-day disabled list. The number of players who could be placed on each list was limited, and there was much less flexibility about when they could return to action. In addition, players with Major League contracts were not allowed to go to the Minor Leagues for rehabilitation . REFERENCES |
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