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<div>Hi Andy,</div><div><br></div><div>My hunch is that he was never demoted. If he is pitching in the minors, it is because he is on a rehab assignment as he attempts to return from a stint on the MLB disabled list. This article seems to confirm that:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.draysbay.com/2018/5/3/17316672/tampa-bay-rays-nathan-eovaldi-rehab-assignment" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="enhancr_card_6504250911">Nathan Eovaldi to begin rehab assignment on Friday</a><br></div><div><br></div><div id="ydp24dbf753enhancr_card_6504250911" class="ydp24dbf753yahoo-link-enhancr-card ydp24dbf753ymail-preserve-class ydp24dbf753ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" data-url="https://www.draysbay.com/2018/5/3/17316672/tampa-bay-rays-nathan-eovaldi-rehab-assignment" data-type="YENHANCER" data-size="MEDIUM" contenteditable="false"><a href="https://www.draysbay.com/2018/5/3/17316672/tampa-bay-rays-nathan-eovaldi-rehab-assignment" style="text-decoration:none !important;color:#000 !important;" class="ydp24dbf753yahoo-enhancr-cardlink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><table border="0" class="ydp24dbf753card-wrapper ydp24dbf753yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width:400px;"><tbody><tr><td width="400"><table border="0" class="ydp24dbf753card ydp24dbf753yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="max-width:400px;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(224, 228, 233);border-radius:2px;"><tbody><tr><td class="ydp24dbf753card-primary-image-cell" background="https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/_.KhdGVcFgsruo79FYY5Bw--~A/Zmk9ZmlsbDt3PTQwMDtoPTIwMDthcHBpZD1pZXh0cmFjdA--/https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/FC0ng41GuuTshYLurHVkknXWcDY=/0x0:3072x1608/fit-in/1200x630/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/10776011/usa_today_10736477.jpg.cf.jpg" bgcolor="#000000" valign="top" height="175" style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Nathan Eovaldi to begin rehab assignment on Friday</h2><p class="ydp24dbf753card-richinfo-primary" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;margin:0 0 4px 0;color:#979ba7;">Adam Sanford</p><p class="ydp24dbf753card-description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(151, 155, 167);">The flame throwing righty is close to a major league return</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Onroto also lists his MLB status as "on diasbled list" which would make him a major leaguer.</div><div><br></div><div>Hope that helps!</div><div><br></div><div>- Frank</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Sunday, May 13, 2018, 10:47:02 AM CDT, Andy Klein <anrklein@gmail.com> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp837e6666yiv7474421897"><div dir="ltr">I hate to question a move by an esteemed franchise like the Nukes, but was Nathan Eovaldi eligible for a FAAB purchase? He's pitching in the minors now. Our rules state: "A minor league player will not join the pool of free agents <b><i>until he is promoted to an active American League major league roster and may not be acquired as a free agent prior to such promotion</i></b>."<div><br></div><div>-Andy</div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Announce mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Announce@usml.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Announce@usml.net</a><br><a href="http://usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce_usml.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce_usml.net</a><br></div>
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