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SUGGESTION
Separate waivers into their different types and allow each type to be enabled/disabled at the user's discretion.
REASON
Right now, OOTP does not differentiate between the different kinds of waivers, and basically mashes them together under one common name. This can be confusing to new users, since the different kinds of waivers have different uses and results, and it offers less fictional league flexibility and historical league authenticity since each type of waiver has not always been in use at the same time.
PRIORITY
Medium/High
The Suggestion in Detail
There are currently four types of waivers in use in MLB:
Unconditional release: used when releasing a player unconditionally.
Outright assignment: used when assigning a player outright to the minor leagues.
Optional assignment: used when assigning a player to the minors who still has options remaining but it has been three or more years since the player first appeared on the major league active roster.
Trade: used when trading players after the trade deadline.
In the past, there was also a fifth type of waiver:
Reacquisition: used when bringing back a player to the major league active roster who had been assigned outright to the minor leagues earlier that season.
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