Yeah, there's 0 chance he goes to the minors for an extended stretch. Any potential gains are ruined by the lack of goodwill that would result from rewarding your lights out closer of two years with a 90% pay cut, a stalled service time clock, and return to the terrible MiLB lifestyle. He'd throw a fit. The MLBPA would throw a fit. His teammates would throw a fit. The fans would throw a fit. And it would all be justified.