"With the Prospect Promotion Incentives (PPI), any prospect who appears on two recognized top-100 lists and is called up early enough to earn a full service year can net his team a bonus draft pick, either in that season's Rookie of the Year voting or in MVP/Cy Young voting over the next three seasons."
"For those same qualified top prospects, a top-two finish in either league's Rookie of the Year voting will net a full year of major league service time, regardless of when they were called up. Said prospects still have around 90% of a season in such instances, which is more than enough time to turn in a ROY-worthy performance."
"In the not-too-distant past, it was relatively rare for organizations to break camp with their very best prospects on the roster. MLB's service time structure was set up such that keeping a top prospect in the minors for even two weeks to begin the season effectively ensured that he'd be controllable for seven years rather than the standard six."
Historically, MLB teams delayed calling up top prospects to the majors by a few weeks to gain an extra year of control under the service time structure. The 2022-26 collective bargaining agreement changed this dynamic through Prospect Promotion Incentives (PPI). Teams now receive bonus draft picks when top-100 prospects are promoted early enough to earn full service years and subsequently win Rookie of the Year or MVP/Cy Young awards. Additionally, prospects finishing in the top two of Rookie of the Year voting automatically receive a full year of major league service time regardless of promotion timing. These incentives and disincentives effectively discourage teams from manipulating service time while encouraging early promotion of elite talent.
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