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Old 06-01-2010, 02:16 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Supreme Olajuwon View Post
In Perez' defense though, the Mets didn't have to give him a right to refuse a demotion in his contract. What's the point of putting it in the contract if you're not supposed to use it when the time comes? What other situation exists where Perez would want to use that right besides this exact scenario?

It's just horrible foresight by Mets management.
It has nothing to do with Perez' contract. Being able to refuse demotion has to do with service time. I don't know what the exact time frame is, but once you reach a certain number of years in the bigs, you can refuse demotion to the minor leagues. It's one of MLB's quality control policies to try and keep teams from sending down veterans, but in situations like this it looks really retarded.
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