Sentence examples similar to a minor assignment from inspiring English sources

He never expected to be asked to accept a minor league assignment.

Silva, 31, made it clear Saturday that he would not accept a minor league assignment.

He has not yet declared himself ready for a minor league assignment.

And Minaya said he never approached Perez to gauge his willingness to accept a minor league assignment.

Boston placed the right-hander on unconditional release waivers after he refused to accept a minor league assignment.

But Girardi said he had not been given a date for when Rodriguez might begin a minor league assignment.

Quisenberry, who became a free agent when he refused a minor league assignment by St . Louis agreed to a $90,000 salary for this year and $250,000 for next year.

Bottalico, the reliever who was cut by the Mets out of spring training and refused to accept a minor league assignment, joined the team yesterday.

INSIDE PITCH STEVE TRACHSEL, who accepted a minor league assignment last Friday, will make his first start for Class AAA Norfolk on Tuesday night at Buffalo.

Following that Yankee blowout, Jones accepted a minor league assignment to work on his repertoire, and several weeks later he came back a changed pitcher.

The right-handed reliever Mark Leiter declined a minor league assignment and was released yesterday by the Pittsburgh Pirates, who felt he had still not recovered from shoulder surgery.