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Originally Posted by jpeters1734
"Rule 5 Draft Roster Rules
There are a number of roster rules relating to Rule 5 drafts:
A team that wants to select a player in the Rule 5 draft must have at least one spot open on its secondary roster.
A player selected in the Rule 5 draft must remain on the selecting team's active roster or disabled list for the entire season.
A player who was drafted in the Rule 5 draft can be waived. If he is claimed, then the player must remain on the claiming team's active roster for the remainder of the season.
A player selected in the Rule 5 draft can be traded. The team that receives the player must keep the player on its active roster for the remainder of the season.
A player selected in the Rule 5 draft must spend 90 days on the active roster. This rule prevents teams from picking players and then dumping them on the disabled list for an entire season to avoid using an active roster spot. This rule can extend into the following season if necessary."
In OOTP, you cannot waive a player selected in the rule 5 as the wiki states
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But you can waive a rule 5 claimed player. I just tested it and like stated, they are still considered a rule 5 under the editor and if claimed, must remain on the claimed teams active roster, but if they are released, they then head to their original team. They can not be Waived and DFA'd but they can be flat out waived. But if they clear waivers and no one claims them, they remain on your active roster.
Just like they can be traded and if the traded team does not keep them on their active roster and releases them, they also will go back to their original team.
Edit: I created a new manager as the Pirates and even claimed Diaz. He is now on the Pirates and still considered a rule 5 player and Detroit Tigers is still his team he will be returned to IF the Pirates release him.