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OOTP gets so many minute details of realism correct, I don't see why this one should be ignored, especially when the fix seems simple - just make CPU teams follow the rule.
The Phillies couldn't have buried Ryan Howard at AAA for the last couple years to open up a roster spot. So they were forced to keep him. The Braves couldn't have buried B.J. Upton at AAA to open up a roster spot. So they were forced to trade him. James Loney, Nick Swisher, Michael Bourn, Chris Johnson, Mat Latos, Edwin Jackson, Jarrod Saltalamacchia couldn't be buried at AAA, so they were released.
In OOTP, all of these players would be buried at AAA.
When players have the right to refuse, they invariably exercise it. The only fathomable reason that a player wouldn't exercise it (accepting a minors assignment) is because of a roster wrinkle that doesn't exist in OOTP (they can become FAs at the end of the season).
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