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Originally Posted by Nutlaw
Okay, thanks. I've added that to the TT.
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Want to piggyback this TT with another example under a different league. Same criteria applies. It's a clean slate league. You can see the service times and options, etc... are all cleared.
This ties into the idea that the AI seems to have more limitations than the human player. Maybe that's why some of these waivers transpire. Traded Giles to Barnegat Light (an AI team), where he was put on the DFA, as was the player/s I traded for on my own transaction page. However, if I want to move a player with a major league contract to AAA, I can simply ensure his on the 40-Man roster and either drag him there or use the Transaction right-click (which is my usual method) and can do so without having to clear waivers. On the other hand, the AI 'seems' to have to use the waiver wire in order to move its player to AAA rather than Active Roster when the limitation - under these conditions - should simply not exist.
In later seasons, when either his service time merits right of refusal or his options have expired, I can see the team perhaps wanting to move him in this channel, but not in the first 2-3 years in this setting. He was obviously AAA-bound. That's where they put him, as you can see, and he's not happy about it. But they could have moved him there directly.
Edit: On closer inspection, I need to comment that not only did they move him to AAA, but removed him from the 40-Man. Now this becomes very interesting. In the past, the game mandated that anyone with a major league contract be assigned to the 40-Man. However, we argued - some of us - that 'optioning' a player to the minors - provided he clears waivers and did not have service time accumulated to refuse the assignment - should be allowed. Unless this is not WAD, it's working like some of us hoped it would eventually. I'm simply not sure.
But at least I can understand this one and, in actuality, feel good about it if it's designed to work this way. So it's an FYI and a RFI (Request for Information) post. Fascinating. Thanks for the ear and attention. I know I'm waiver-fixated, but this may actually please me!