I wonder how you deliver the news to a guy that he’s been designated for assignment (as Blake DeWitt was yesterday). It’s not like a full-on release or a trade. A DFA comes with a number of possible outcomes that range from a we-don’t-want-you-at-all release to a we-want-to-keep-you-at-AAA assignment to the minors. Interoffice memo? “To: Blake DeWitt, Subject: We Wanted This New Guy More Than You, But Might Kinda Still Want You, Too.”