I believe there is a provision in the Constitution that addresses this. It is under the Minor League Free Agent Section:
The following types of players are considered minor league free agents:
- minor leaguers who are released by their teams
- minor leaguers selected in the MLB Rule 4 Draft, but not in this league’s Amateur
Draft
- Major League free agents who are not tendered a contract by any team in this
league in the Major League free agency period
For minor league free agents, offers are made for the rights to the player if they have less than
So, if someone wants to offer a MLB contract on Jorge Soler, then the bidding becomes X yrs for $X, but until then, according to the above provision, they should be able to bid a minor league contract.
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