Here's a great site for showing how many options are left for each guy on the 40 man roster. http://thecubreporter.com/cubs-40-man-roster Each player gets 3 options, and they are used up when a player goes from the Minor Leagues to the Major Leagues. At the end of that season if you have been called up and sent down, your option total decreases by one. I think that's how it goes.