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If they are saying that players already in the minors and out of options need to pass waivers, maybe they can point to something that shows that this is the case?
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You linked it in your Rob Neyer article...
When you hear that a player is "out of options," that means he's been on the 40-man roster during three different seasons, beginning with his fourth as a pro, and to be sent down again he'll have to clear waivers (more on those below).
From September through Opening day of the following year, big league rosters are essentially 40 man rosters...
Teams obviously have to cut their roster from 40 to 25 once Opening Day rolls around, so any player who is on the 40 man roster, but does not make the Big League 25 man roster, gets "optioned" to the minor leagues. If the player is out of options, he has to clear waivers in order to be assigned to the minor leagues.
JT