If a player is traded to you who was on the ML team and you plan to assign him to AA, will he receive a demotion penalty?

Quote: Originally Posted By hirschjt on 2/20/2010If a player is traded to you who was on the ML team and you plan to assign him to AA, will he receive a demotion penalty

This is another question that needs a *sticky*.

You won't know for certain whether he will receive a demotion penalty, but he does run the risk of one.

I have never had a player take a hit in that situation. But that does not mean he won't.

Yeah, I've never seen that happen, either. Even if you get a player who's been playing in the majors and assign him to the minors.

I had it happen in Major Leagues (IIRC), quite a few seasons ago. I've avoided trying it again since so it's possible some update changed it, but I can't see why that would be the case.

I'm glad I was able to find this, because I was beginning to question whether I was going insane since everyone else seems to assign people to lower levels without any issue, yet I recall getting hit with the demotion penalty.

From the 7/5/07 dev. chat:

settle a recent debate for us: we know that if you demote a plyer, there's a risk of a demotion penalty depending on various factors (age, makeup, patience, etc.). if you assign a player for whom you just traded, does the same risk apply? i'm not talking about that player being stuck at the new level for a long time, i'm only asking whether assigning a newly-acquired player to a lower level functions the same way as a demotion. thanks. (schedule1 - Hall of Famer - 4:13 PM)

Assigning a player to a lower level can have the same affect as demoting a player.