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Rule 5 picks are having the following issues for me:

-a Rule 5er who suffers a season-ending injury is not having his Rule 5 status automatically removed for the next season. The MLB rule is the player needs to make the 25-man roster or the IL the whole season; however, it would appear the latter rule is not encompassing 60-day IL injuries that remove a player from the 40-man. The net result is a player mistakenly retaining Rule 5 status for a second consecutive year.

-Rule 5 picks returned cannot automatically be relegated to the minor leagues, as they "have a major-league contract." However, the contract situation is accurate and states the player has a minors deal upon being returned. Nevertheless, the system does not allow for demotion without exposing the player to waivers, or forced release after a DFA period is up. This is incorrect and should allow for a Rule 5 returned player to be demoted immediately to the minors without requisite 40-man roster placement on his original team.

Minor league FA signing issue for players with 30-day release clause:

-a player I've signed to a minors deal with a 30-day opt-out but will make anything greater than the MLB minimum is having his salary guaranteed out of spring training if he's still on the MLB roster on Opening Day. I don't mean he actually "makes" the roster; I mean he's lasted all of spring training with the MLB squad but needs to be sent to the minors for those 30 maximum days. While the server still recognizes his contract as a minor-league deal, it does not allow for demotion without waiving him first, which is incorrect. He should be demote-able to the minors and be able to stay there for up to 30 days without his promised money (ex. $900K) being guaranteed unless he's promoted in that timeframe.

Hope this all makes sense and please let me know if you need screenshot examples.