[Stewie]

Originally Posted by CougarQuest

Stewie,
Are you sure about that PTBNL clause? I've never heard of it (which, in reality, doesn't mean anything)

http://espn.go.com/mlb/s/transanctionsprimer.html

Originally Posted by Rob Neyer

There are two restrictions at work here. First, the transaction must be completed within six months. And second, the player named later can't have played in the same league as the team he's being traded to. That's why the player named later is almost always a minor leaguer.