Players can not be sent down to the EDR roster. The only way for a player to get on the EDR roster is to be drafted by a team and placed there. Once they are on your 40 man roster they can not be moved to the EDR.

Would you still like to drop the following players?

C Gibbs, Micah, $0.5m (P-n/a)
MI Michael, Levi, $0.5m (P-n/a)

Yes.  That would've been nice to know when I drafted those players, instead they were just placed on my 40man roster without the option given. 

Though if I recall correctly teams cannot pay more money on a contract in future years than in the current one. So Angels should pay 8m on Greinke every year and the Dodgers should attach an extra 6m on Gonzalez for 2013 for the trade to go through.

Then how was that done on Agonz contract?  This only came to light after the original deal was being processed so the deal was fixed for the money to match. 

The Angels and Dodgers agree to the following trade.  The Angles are in a complete rebuild mode as I took over a franchise that was in horrible shape.  We gain two specs from the SF organization in Crick who is shaping up to be a big time power pitcher and this monster of an OF in Mac Williamson who looks to have tons of power.  We also add a current MLB bat in Agonz as we don't really have any MLB hitters.  The Dodgers gain another SP in Grienke and two RPs that get a ton of FPG from the RP position, a position where the Dodgers are weak.  Stauffer is also possibly moving back to the rotation.  This trade is good for both of us as it fits in our teams respective plans.  Money is even in this deal.  Dodgers to confirm. 


OF Williamson, Mac, $0.5m (P-n/a)
SP Crick, Kyle, $0.5m (P-n/a)
CI Gonzalez, Adrian, $19m (2015)

for

RP Axford, John, $2.5m (2014)
SP Greinke, Zack, $11m (2017)
SP Stauffer, Tim, $5.5m (2015)

Requested on Fantrax

Thanks Paul.

Phillies receive:
MI Valbuena, Luis, $0.5m (2014)   

Angels receive:
C Jimenez, AJ, $0.5m (P-n/a)

Phillies do this deal for some depth. With my trade for Montero I felt Jimenez was expendable.

Thanks Brent for the easy deal! 

Thanks for the easy deal.  This deal is going to be one of many in the rebuild of the Angels.  I took over a pretty horrible team, but plan to build it from the ground up.