updated- CurtisThigpen 'designated for assignment'

[ElginHotSausage]

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Designated for assignment
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Designated for assignment is a contractual term used in Major League Baseball. When a player is designated for assignment, he is immediately removed from the club's 40-man roster. This gives the club 10 days to decide what to do with the player while freeing up a roster spot for another transaction, if needed. After designating a player for assignment, the club must make one of the following contractual moves:

Place the player on waivers (which can only be done within the first 7 days of the 10-day period)
Trade the player
Release the player
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now his profile has been changed to WAIVED even though that specifically hasn't been noted on the Transaction wire.
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he was Waived and Cleared Waivers and is still Blue Jay. will go to spring training and expects to have good chance to make the show

 

[cochamps]

Thanks for the update. Good luck to Curtis.

 

[Alpine]

Glad to hear it. Hope to see him in the big leagues in 2009.

 

[Valmy77]

Yeah when the Jays brought in that other Catcher I knew Thigpen's days with them were numbered. Lets hope there is some club out there that can use him.