Injured players on Waivers/DFA snafu

htimsetan · 05-01-2014, 01:35 AM

Got a bit of a puzzler here - maybe someone can help?

I waived and DFA'd a player who was on the AAA DL off of my 40-man
He cleared waivers and I left him in DFA limbo for the full 10 days. When it came time to move him out of limbo, I seem to be unable to make the moves to be able to move foward:

- If I try to move him to a minor league roster, I get a "Player is injured, put him on the DL!" error.
- If I move him to the DL, nothing happens (he doesn't actually go to the DL, even though I get asked if he should go on the 15 or 60 day DL - probably because he's not on the 40 man anymore).

It looks like my only option is to release him - is this correct or am I missing something?

thanks!
OOTP 15 is seriously addictive.

TGH-Adfabre · 05-01-2014, 01:06 PM

Work around:
Go into commissioner mode, either remove his injury, demote him and reinjure him or leave the injury and demote him from the Editor tab in the player profile.

RchW · 05-01-2014, 02:59 PM

Why not release him. DFA is just a 10 day window for players not wanted/needed.

TGH-Adfabre · 05-01-2014, 03:39 PM

or they were useful on the 40 man but a better 40 man option is in the organization.

RchW · 05-01-2014, 04:20 PM

Then you would put him on waivers and after he cleared, remove him from the 40-man.

TGH-Adfabre · 05-01-2014, 05:07 PM

I always do both at once. Probably not fully understanding all of the details of the DFA/Waiver rules.

htimsetan · 05-02-2014, 01:59 PM

Thanks all - I ended up putting him on the 60-Day DL (even though he only had a week left where he was injured), and then designated him for assignment when he was eligible to come off the DL.

I have been selecting "waive and designate for assignment" when I need to free up a 40-man slot - would it be smarter to just waive them, and then remove them from the 40-man once they clear waivers? When you waive a player, does it immediately free up a slot on the 40-man?

Incidentally - at the beginning of my league's 2017 season, the AI decided that MLB changed rules and got rid of the idea of minor league options entirely. I thought that was pretty funny.

05-01-2014, 01:35 AM	#1
htimsetan Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 12	Injured players on Waivers/DFA snafu Got a bit of a puzzler here - maybe someone can help? I waived and DFA'd a player who was on the AAA DL off of my 40-man He cleared waivers and I left him in DFA limbo for the full 10 days. When it came time to move him out of limbo, I seem to be unable to make the moves to be able to move foward: - If I try to move him to a minor league roster, I get a "Player is injured, put him on the DL!" error. - If I move him to the DL, nothing happens (he doesn't actually go to the DL, even though I get asked if he should go on the 15 or 60 day DL - probably because he's not on the 40 man anymore). It looks like my only option is to release him - is this correct or am I missing something? thanks! OOTP 15 is seriously addictive.

05-01-2014, 01:06 PM	#2
TGH-Adfabre Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,599	Work around: Go into commissioner mode, either remove his injury, demote him and reinjure him or leave the injury and demote him from the Editor tab in the player profile. __________________ You mock me, therefore I am My wife

05-01-2014, 02:59 PM	#3
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	Why not release him. DFA is just a 10 day window for players not wanted/needed. __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

05-01-2014, 03:39 PM	#4
TGH-Adfabre Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,599	or they were useful on the 40 man but a better 40 man option is in the organization. __________________ You mock me, therefore I am My wife

05-01-2014, 04:20 PM	#5
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	Then you would put him on waivers and after he cleared, remove him from the 40-man. __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

05-01-2014, 05:07 PM	#6
TGH-Adfabre Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,599	I always do both at once. Probably not fully understanding all of the details of the DFA/Waiver rules. __________________ You mock me, therefore I am My wife

05-02-2014, 01:59 PM	#7
htimsetan Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 12	Thanks all - I ended up putting him on the 60-Day DL (even though he only had a week left where he was injured), and then designated him for assignment when he was eligible to come off the DL. I have been selecting "waive and designate for assignment" when I need to free up a 40-man slot - would it be smarter to just waive them, and then remove them from the 40-man once they clear waivers? When you waive a player, does it immediately free up a slot on the 40-man? Incidentally - at the beginning of my league's 2017 season, the AI decided that MLB changed rules and got rid of the idea of minor league options entirely. I thought that was pretty funny.