He wasn't just released from his 40 man spot, that happened a while ago. He wasn't offered a AAA roster spot, that's what he was released from, and didn't have a 100K contract there. He was offered a lower level minor league contract, which isn't even a living wage, which is why he turned that down.
While I'm accused of conspiracy theories, the truth is I'm one of the few that actually knows what happened here.