Like all professional sports, baseball is a game of amazing highs and, for many, some not-so-amazing lows. There are a lot of incredibly talented players and only so many spots on a roster, so if someone isn't performing, they likely won't be around for long.
When a player is designated for assignment, often shortened to DFA'd, they are removed from the team's 40-man roster. From there, the team has seven days to trade the player to another team or place him on irrevocable outright waivers. It's not a place where players ever want to find themselves, but as teams move through the season and tighten up their rosters for the baseball playoffs, we often see underperformers get DFA'd to make space for new players.
Corey Dickerson says being “Designated For Assignment” by the #Rays “Was hard to stomach”and “Embarrassing”. pic.twitter.com/5eskhXIXZg
— Kevin ODonnell Fox13 (@ODonnellFox13) February 27, 2018