[Burt the Butcher]

Rookie declarations are not official until the day after IR opens up, so you still have to have room on either TS or PS to assign a rookie before placing him on the IR - so I don't see that this rule has a loophole needing to be filled..You can't put Tate on the TS, then IR, then assign your last rookie to TS...you still would not have room for him until after all rookies were declared...