During the auction, for a player to qualify for a position, he must have played that position at least 20 times last year. During the season, a player may become eligible for other positions if he plays at least 10 times at the position. Some players may be eligible for several positions, others for only one. Any player is eligible to be brought up for bidding. Injured players and even minor league players may be bid upon if the owner feels it to their best interest to acquire that player for his bid.
Bidding proceeds in auction style with the highest bid acquiring that player.
Final bid becomes that player's salary. Bid amount is deducted from that owner's limit. And the owner must have a roster position available for which that player is eligible based on his position qualifications. If an owner has filled his roster, he no longer brings up a player for bidding. The picking order will start with the team that finished in last place the previous year and work its way up to the previous year's winner who picks last.