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Originally Posted by sandman2575
I've had the experience of a vet refusing assignment, then getting DFA'd and clearing waivers, and then *still* refusing to be demoted. This is what led to me to disable the 'players can refuse assignment to minors' option. The guy still had a couple of multi-million $ seasons left on his contract, so either he was going to be dead-weight on my Active Roster or I was going to have to release him and pay up all those millions up front.
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Welcome to being a real-life GM! That's exactly what they have to deal with.
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Originally Posted by sandman2575
I'd be in favor of the 'players can refuse assignment' option *if* it meant that after clearing waivers and still refusing, you could release them without penalty, with the remainder of their contract voided.
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Doesn't work that way in real life. Basically, be careful with guys once they hit five years of major league service. Once they hit that threshold your options are rather limited.
In real life, there's an additional category: players with three or more years of major league service. These players, when faced with an outright assignment, can either: (a) accept the assignment (and continue to get paid); (b) refuse the assignment and immediately become a free agent (in which case they no longer get any pay); or (c) accept the assignment and opt for free agency at the end of the season if not returned to the 40-man roster by a certain date. In this case they get paid until the end of the season.