That's really sad to see such good players to retire at the age of 29. Pretty sure many fans and reporters will be crying during the retirement announcement / tele-conference.
Rules are rules, I accept that. But, can we brain-storm some alternatives, so there would be a last chance for them to fight for survival, right? I mentioned about "buy-out clause", which even other managers didn't exactly know the players' skills, all the managers could have time to save some players and keep them alive.
Two criteria to discuss: (i) Time to bid such players; (ii) Amount for "buy-out clause".
(i) I think all the players in BOT should be applicable. (ii) $500,000 seems a fair amount to start with, and all such revenues will go to "Free Agent". Feel free to discuss.