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Nope... just the one player.
Why don't we do it like they do in real life. Players exposed to waiver can be pulled back and KEPT if the two teams can't agree on compensation. Only players that clear waivers entirely are free agents. Nobody should be bidding on Jackson, because the team that works out a trade for him should inherit his contract.
4) A decision on the player must be made within 72 hours of the claim. If, within such a time frame, an agreement wasn't posted by both parties NOR was the waive canceled by the waiving team, then the player is considered to moved to the claiming team in exchange for nothing. If a trade is not consummated, does the team making the claim INHERIT the old contract?
So the A's would be on the hook for the EXISTING contract if the Reds don't pull Jackson back off waivers or make a trade? Are the A's aware of that fact?
The Reds should just ignore all of the A's trade offers, because they just dumped a bad contract on the A's. What is their incentive to talk trade? Mission accomplished imo.