and may sign with any team, including the team that just released him. The team that released him is responsible for the salary the player is owed, less what he is paid by the team that signs him. In practice, the amount paid by the signing team is usually a prorated portion of the Major League minimum salary.

However, if the player is a Rule 5 draft pick, the player must be offered back to the club from which he was selected in the Rule 5 draft for $50,000, half of the amount the team which selected