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Some of the below info was taken from the Baltimore Orioles official website. It may shed some light on this.
4. WAIVERS
A waiver on a Major League Player is defined as "...a permission granted for certain assignments of player contracts or for the unconditional release of a Major League player..."
A Major League Player placed on waivers will have "cleared waivers" if after three business days following waivers have been requested he has not been claimed by another team. If a player "clears waivers", the team has secured waivers on that player for the rest of the waiver period.
A team can do one of three things with a player once he has cleared waivers. They can send him to the minors, for veteran players this must be with the consent of the player , they can release him, making him available to other teams, or they can trade him to another team, regardless of whether or not the trading deadline has passed.
In order for a team to trade a player past the July 31st trading deadline, he must have first cleared waivers.
9. VETERAN PLAYERS
Any player who has been in the major leagues for five full seasons may not be assigned to the minor leagues without his consent.
I'm not sure what status the player(s) we were talking about are as far as veteran status goes, but could this be the answer?
Wrigley
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