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Originally Posted by Gozer
Once he is designated for assignment then it's public knowledge that he'll be traded - and trading him before they needed the roster spot wouldn't have increased Purcey's trade value.
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Just seems like you weaken your negotiating position when you tell the world, well we're done with this guy before you try to deal him - I guess like you said the roster spot holds a lot of value for them and they don't want dead weight on the MLB roster for a month quietly negotiating for an asset that's not super valuable all to get a low A outfielder with a 10% shot at the bigs.