Posted by milmont77 on 12/23/2013 4:51:00 PM (view original):
I had a player claimed , after trading deadline. He is headed to his third year of arb and I think he is overvalued already. The owner who claimed him offered me a trade that I don't like. I countered, but he hasn't accepted yet. So this player is in limbo. I cannot assign him to AAA as the system will not allow me. So what will happen if this other owner and I do not come to terms? There are 16 games left in the season and I would rather have this player back in the majors than sitting in limbo. I think the OP asked a similar question, but I don't think it was answered. Thanks in advance
I had a player get caught in that same limbo (I wanted to know the answer to this question more than I wanted the player). If you designate a player without options for assignment with revocable waivers and he gets claimed, the player enters into a limbo where the only two options you have are to trade him to the claiming team or release him; you can't assign him anywhere. Ultimately, we could not work out a trade and the player was automatically released after 10 real calendar days.
When you place a player without options on revocable waivers, don't designate him at the same time; that way he stays on your major league team. If you need him off the major league roster, you have to designate him with normal, irrevocable waivers (and lose him for nothing if claimed).
If the player has options remaining just demote him if you want him off the ML roster, then place him on revocable waivers; don't designate him.