I was thinking that a useful topic for new players would be a discussion of how service time works, how team control works, and how that relates to our rules regarding pre-arb & arb contracts. This is something that really confused me when I first joined and still confuses me a bit now. For instance, what is the most advantageous time of year to call a prospect up to the WBL? If I call them up for roster expansion in September, am I losing a full year of service time by starting the clock in September vs starting the clock the following spring? How can you invite younger players to spring training without starting their clock, etc. I've been playing in the WBL forever and I'm still confused about a lot of this because I don't know anything about baseball. The little bit of info in the Newcomers/FAQ thread about arbitration contracts is more confusing than helpful