LeMaster was dealt to the even-lowlier Pittsburgh Pirates for a minor league pitcher. The Indians were so anxious to pawn him off on the Pirates that the club even paid Johnnie a $100,000 assignment fee to go to Pittsburgh.
to get rid of (something or someone unwanted) by transferring it to another
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to get rid of (something or some·one unwanted) by trans·fer·ring it to an·oth·er