There are at most three games left this season. For fans of the Pirates (like me) the season has been over for a while now. So here is the off-season schedule/important dates per MLB.com:
Right after World Series:
Eligible XX(B) Players become Free Agents
4TH DAY AFTER:
Last date to request waivers on Draft-excluded players until next spring
5TH DAY AFTER:
Last date to reinstate players from 60-day disabled list
Last date to outright potential Minor League free agent without Major League contract, if permissable
Last date for former club to tender qualifying offer to XX(B) players
Minor League players become free agents at 5 p.m. ET, if applicable
6TH DAY AFTER:
XX(B) and Minor League free agents may sign with all clubs
12TH DAY AFTER:
Last date for XX(B) players to accept qualifying offer from former club
NOVEMBER 10:
Outright waivers secured on or after September 1 expire at 5 p.m. ET
NOVEMBER 11:
New waiver period begins
NOVEMBER 11-13:
GM/Owners Meetings, Orlando, Fla.
NOVEMBER 18:
Last date to ask outright waivers on an injured player, if permissable
NOVEMBER 20:
Last date to outright an injured player to the Minor Leagues, if permissable
Reserve lists for all Major and Minor League levels filed
DECEMBER 2:
Tender deadline
DECEMBER 5:
Last date to request outright waivers to assign player prior to Rule 5 Draft
DECEMBER 9:
Last date to outright a player prior to Rule 5 Draft
DECEMBER 9-12:
Winter Meetings
DECEMBER 12
Rule 5 Draft
JUNE 5, 2014
2014 First-Year Player Draft