QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 27, 2007 -> 10:28 AM)
They don't do "sign and trades" in baseball, that's a basketball/football thing. In baseball you allow the team making the trade a 72 hour window to work out their own deal with the player. This way they can get the deal done anyway they please with incentive clauses, buyouts, options or anything else they may see fit.
Thanks for the clarification on this. I wasn't sure if they could or not.