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  1. Designate for Assignment (DFA) | Glossary | MLB.com

    Designate for Assignment (DFA) Definition. When a player's contract is designated for assignment -- often abbreviated "DFA" -- that player is immediately removed from his club's 40-man roster.

  2. What does designated for assignment mean in baseball ...

    In order to take someone off the 40-man roster, they must be designated for assignment. When that happens, a player is taken off the roster immediately and sits in a holding pattern for...

  3. Designated for assignment - Wikipedia

    Designated for assignment (DFA) is a contractual term used in Major League Baseball (MLB). A player who is designated for assignment is immediately removed from the team's 40-man roster, after which the team must, within seven days, return the player to the 40-man roster, place the player on waivers, trade the player, release the player, or ...

  4. Why Do MLB Players Get Designated for Assignment (DFA)?

    Designated for Assignment (DFA) is a term used in Major League Baseball (MLB) that refers to the process of a team removing a player from their 40-man roster.

  5. What does designated for assignment mean in MLB? What to know ...

    This is how the MLB.com glossary explains the process: "When a player's contract is designated for assignment — often abbreviated "DFA" — that player is immediately removed from his club's...

  6. What is Designated for Assignment (DFA) Mean in Baseball?

    Designated for assignment refers to a players contract, and it means the team will immediately remove that player from its 40-man roster. For MLB fans, it means you will no longer be seeing that player on that team, at least for a decent spell.

  7. What does 'DFA' mean in baseball? It's not an endearing ...

    Designated for assignment. It's one of the more unique transaction types in baseball, where unlike being traded, the player is optioned to the minor leagues or simply cut from the roster....

  8. MLB options, waivers and outright assignments, explained

    What does it mean for a player to be designated for assignment? A player may be designated for assignment (DFA), giving the team 10 days to either trade him, or send him to the minor leagues,...

  9. How Does Designate For Assignment Work? [reasons, Process ...

    Designate for Assignment is a contractual term in MLB where the team removes the player from the active 40-man roster but still has the rights to the player. DFA puts the player on a waiver period where other teams can claim him.

  10. Designated for assignment - BR Bullpen - Baseball-Reference.com

    A player is designated for assignment when his team wants to replace him on the active roster and he is out of options. The team thus announces its wish to send the player to the minor leagues and places his name on waivers. If the player is claimed, a trade may be worked out between the two teams. If the player is unclaimed, he can either ...