Question About The 10-5 Trade Veto Rule...

Question

I know the rule is that if you are in the Majors for 10 years and with a specific team for 5 years, you automatically have the right to veto a trade. I think that's a good rule, but I had a question about it. I figure it's best to ask it with an example...

Chipper Jones has been in the majors for 10 years and on my Braves for 5. By the rule, he could veto any trade. Now, Tom Glavine has been in the Majors for 10 years and also was on the Braves for 5, but then he left to the accursed Mets. Now, the prodigal son has returned home to Atlanta, and so my question is, does Tom Glavine have that rule in effect? He was on the team for 5 years before he left. Does that still count now? Like (I know this wouldn't happen), but if the Braves had tried to trade him at the trade deadline, would he have the right to veto it? Or would he not be allowed to because he left for those few years? A little confusing, I know. I hope you can understand what I'm asking...

Answer 1

You need to be on a team for 5 consecutive years at the point of the trade proposal. There are no "roll-over years". So Glavine could be traded. Even though he had a 5+ year stint with Atlanta before, that got washed out after going to NY.

Answer 2

the 10-5 rule is for 10 years of service and the previous 5 years with the same team, when he left he voided the right veto a trade.

Answer 3

That would then be out of any effect, if he had been good enough for a trade.  

Answer 4

Glavine could not veto a trade based on 10 and 5 rights now.  He may have some sort of veto power in his contract though

Answer 5

In the Glavine example he could be traded.  Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.  Paul Konerko of the White Sox became a 10-5 player about a year ago.  He stinks this year so they couldn't trade him.