The issue is that OOTP requires a 25-man roster spot be cleared to accommodate the player reinstated from the DL, after which the reinstated player can then be moved off the 25-man roster.
In MLB, it appears the reinstatement from the DL and removal from the 25-man roster down to the minors is essentially considered simultaneous. That is, clearing a 25-man spot isn't necessary for the reinstated player if he is going to be immediately reassigned. A player with options left would be optioned down in the normal course; a player being outrighted would either be put on (outright assignment) waivers upon being reinstated, or would be designated for assignment.
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Originally Posted by wish7694
In regards to spring training the thread below goes back and forth but the consensus is that OOTP currently has it correct except for the fact that IRL a player with options who did not play at the MLB level the previous year can be optioned down when injured if there are more than 15 days of spring training left.
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No, not optioned, outrighted only. The relevant sections in the CBA make it clear it is talking about an outright assignment of a player on the major league DL to the minors. A player cannot be optioned to the minors while on the major league DL.
And, really, optioning a player while on the 15-DL would be pointless, since he doesn't count against the 25-man roster anyway when on that DL. The option would not free up a roster spot.
The move that does clear a roster spot is an outright assignment while on the 15-day DL; that frees up both a 25-man and 40-man roster spot. And that's why the Article XIX (C) specifically restricts when players can be assigned outright while on the DL to the minors. The rest of the time, a player cannot be sent to the minors while on the major league DL (other than for rehab assignments); he must be reinstated from the DL first.
An optional or outright assignment to the minor leagues while on the 60-day DL are both equally pointless, since the player does not count against the 40-man roster while on the 60-day DL. So neither move would free up a roster spot.