根據2003-2006大聯盟勞資談判協議第6章「薪水」篇，B部分「最低薪資」第2點：
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(2) For all Players
(a) signing a second Major League contract
(not covering the same season as any such Player’s initial Major
League contract) or a subsequent Major League contract, or
(b) having at least one day of Major League service, the minimum salary
shall be as follows:
(i) for Major League service—at a rate not less than the Major
League minimum salary;
(ii) for Minor League service—at a rate not less than the
following:
2003—at the rate per season of $50,000;
2004—at the rate per season of $50,000;
2005—at the rate per season of $50,000 plus a cost of living
adjustment, rounded to the nearest $100, provided that the
cost of living adjustment shall not reduce the minimum salary
below $50,000;
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陳金鋒符合這個條件，所以在小聯盟的年薪是US$50,000