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Winter came and with it the low season of Big leagues in which the novenas do not stop working towards the coming season. Every year, after concluding with the awards season, it makes way for Winter Meetings, the moment when managers and staff of the different teams meet to present their new projects and give an account of what happened in the last season.
What are the “Winter Meetings” or “Winter Meetings”?
It is an event that takes place the first days of December each year, where the 30 ninth of Big leagues and its 120 affiliates Minor leagues they meet for four days to discuss league business and conduct off-season trades and transactions.
Attendees include league executives, team owners, general managers, team scouts, visitors from countries where baseball is played, trade show exhibitors and job seekers with minor league organizations.
The Rule 5 Draft , in which minor league players who are not on a team’s 40-man roster can be drafted by another major league ninth, takes place on the last day of meetings.
Since when have they been carried out?
- The first Winter Meetings They were carried out for the 1901 season and from there they were carried out continuously until the 2020 season when the events were canceled due to the covid-19 pandemic. The venue changes from year to year and is decided by means of a lottery.
Where will they take place this year?
- The official headquarters of the Winter Meetings for Season 2021 is in Orlando, Florida from December 6-9.
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