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I imagine a player can waive his right to that -- sounds like the half-year option was the player's idea, so if he waived his right it would be legal.
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I imagine a player can waive his right to that -- sounds like the half-year option was the player's idea, so if he waived his right it would be legal.
Labor protections that can be waived are weak.
Club to 34 year old journeyman desperate for work:
- We're offering you a contract for the first half of the season
- That's not legal. You have to offer me a full season.
- Waive your right to a full season. Take it or leave it.
Same true for the other direction. What's the point of having the rule if it can be waived?
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It sounds like James wanted the half-season deal, and Minnesota got its certainty by getting a team option to go through December. I just don't really see anything nefarious there.
Except by the law James can’t do that. But clubs and players can always mutually terminate a contract mid-season by simple agreement. So most likely they have a 1 year deal and off-books arrangement to terminate mid-year. Which is probably not enforceable but they trust each other even as they lie to us. It's what they do. CFG, MLS, NYCFC and Lampard all lied in 2014. Occam's razor says MLS is lying again, and as I said earlier, this time they're trying to temper fan expectations rather than build them up. No harm is likely to come of it unless James gets injured. But I really hate lying.
