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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Once the player is signed, he is not an RFA, nor is he on a reserve list. So the exemption doesn't apply. Judges make decisions on contractual interpretation based on the internal language of the contract. You are typically not allowed to bring in outside considerations like the negative effect. Especially when it is essentially saying "please protect me from the mistake I made". I can't tell you how many times a judge has told someone in a case I have been on that they are sorry that the contract leads to a result that wasn't intended. But they make the ruling anyway.
In fact, there are examples of teams losing the player they signed.
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There are no examples of teams losing the player they signed under this particular MOU of which I am aware.