QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 10, 2011 -> 12:31 PM)
He'd get claimed by pretty much any playoff team. The Yankees would kill to have Matt especially.
If we really tanked and decided we wanted to cut bait, we could probably shed a lot of salary by putting Matt, PK, Quentin, Danks, MB, etc., on waivers...
It's not a particularly efficient manner in which to trade players, as you get limited to dealing him to the team that won the claim (unless of course he clears, which none of these guys would), but it would buy you an extra month to see how things shake out divisionally.