Rooftop Shots Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 A few questions!! When is the waiver deadline? Can someone explain in a little more detail of the meaning and specifics of someone being placed on waivers, and how he is acquired once he is put on there? Also, just curious if anyone has heard of KW not making more trades (in order to save prospects), but waiting for the waiver deadline to see who he can pick up, and who the possibilities are that are available that still may go on waivers! I know it's a lot of questions, but hoping something could still happen to better our team and how the process goes to obtain it Thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 A team will put a player on waivers, and if that player passes through without getting claimed by another team, that player can then be traded. If a player is claimed, the team that put him on waivers can withdraw him. Then he wouldn't be eligble to be traded. Or ... that team can negotiate a trade with the claiming team because they always have the option of withdraw the player. Occasionally, you get a team putting a player on waivers hoping to dump his contract, which would happen if the player is claimed. I hope this helps. Probably confused the hell out of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reesdi Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 I am still waiting for Zaun, Cruz Jr and Robbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted August 1, 2004 Share Posted August 1, 2004 A team will put a player on waivers, and if that player passes through without getting claimed by another team, that player can then be traded. If a player is claimed, the team that put him on waivers can withdraw him. Then he wouldn't be eligble to be traded. Or ... that team can negotiate a trade with the claiming team because they always have the option of withdraw the player. Occasionally, you get a team putting a player on waivers hoping to dump his contract, which would happen if the player is claimed. I hope this helps. Probably confused the hell out of you. Not sure I could have said it better myself Yas........ Let me add the order of the waiver process..... Priority in the waiver process goes to teams in the same league as the player being waived first, in order of worst record to best. Then, teams in the other league have a shot, in that same worst to best order. For example, when the White Sox put Carlos Lee on waivers (teams put most of their players on at some point and withdraw them if a claim is put in on them) all American League teams will have a shot to claim him beginning with the team with the worst record. If none do, then National League teams can do the same. So, in this instance, the NY Yankees would have higher claiming rights than the Arizona Diamondbacks. Basically a player is placed on waivers and multiple teams may make claims. That is when the "pecking order" described above comes into play. The waiver period allowing teams to claim a player is 72 hours, I think. Going back to the info Yas gave us and the Lee example...... If Carlos gets claimed, the team that claims him (or has first right to the claim based on the order above) would then have to wait on the White Sox to decide whether they will withdraw the claim. The Sox have three options.... 1. Withdraw the claim and keep Lee (this rarely if ever is even made public, so most fans don't even know what is going on). 2. Work out a deal with the team that claimed him. This is more complicated if more than one team put in a claim on him. I honestly don't know all of the ins and outs if that is the case. 3. Allow the team that claimed him to keep him. They would in essence get a free player but would have to assume his contract. Sometimes teams will claim a player just to make sure another team can't get him. If the Sox don't want to take the chance the Twins make a trade for a certain player, they may put in a claim on him to block a potential trade, also knowing that the original team of the player would withdraw him. Once a player has been claimed by any team, he cannot be traded that year. Option #3 above prevents teams from making claims recklessly, because they could end up stuck with a player they didn't really want or can't afford. So claiming a player must be done judiciously. I hope this combined with Yasny's post helps clarify how it all works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted August 1, 2004 Share Posted August 1, 2004 2. Work out a deal with the team that claimed him. This is more complicated if more than one team put in a claim on him. I honestly don't know all of the ins and outs if that is the case. My guess would be that if the team you try to make a trade with is NOT the first claiming team, you'd have to negotiate a 3-team deal with the first claiming team, or withdraw the waiver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooftop Shots Posted August 1, 2004 Author Share Posted August 1, 2004 Thanks Guys!!! You definately helped make things a lot clearer and answered a lot of questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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