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Originally Posted by RchW
Good question, do you think that outside of player or agent provoked trades that teams say anything to players? I don't think so. This offseason both Josh Donaldson and Brett Lawrie (and the filler) said they had no clue until it happened. In 2012 the announcement of the Marlins Jays deal was delayed initially because some players were not near cell phones.
So to be realistic we should have some idea of what % of deals occur with full player knowledge.
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Ok, that may be true in that example, but the OP is specifically referring to vets with veto rights. It would be nice to be able to ask them, "Who do you want to be traded to?"