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dola,

On closer inspection, I found what may be related to this anomaly. I use the word anomaly because until now, there have been no waivers (as I expected) and all teams have been able to successfully sign FAs without this result. He's from Guatemala. The entire league, currently, originates in the USA. As far as I can tell, he is the first international player to surface, causing me to think this player was 'discovered' by the signing team. Just why he should be treated differently with regard to transactions remains a mystery. But it is the only difference I can find from all previous transactions to date.