Obviously it would really be dumb to dump him, but hopefully Texas claimed him so we can work something out.

Dang. 72 hrs is too long in the twitter age.

 

Only 71 hours 49 minutes and 10 seconds to go!

@Ken_Rosenthal: #Rangers logical guess as claiming team for #WhiteSox’s Rios. Had interest in him in July. Cruz now suspended. Cruz, Murphy FAs end of year.

This would be nice if his guess was right. Actually can get something for Rios

 

 

If they get Profar, then they have a deal

Makes me wonder if AJ vouched for Rios.

@Ken_Rosenthal: #Rangers logical guess as claiming team for #WhiteSox’s Rios. Had interest in him in July. Cruz now suspended. Cruz, Murphy FAs end of year.

This would be nice if his guess was right. Actually can get something for Rios

If it's Texas then we might be in a great spot. Hahn's refusal to trade Rios for peanuts at the deadline could actually pay off now.

Makes me wonder if AJ vouched for Rios.

 

You think those two would get along? I can see them as maybe the types that respected one another becasue they stayed out of each ohter's way.

This would be my guess.

 

No way. Hahn was asking for the moon just a week ago. He would lose all credibility. If we were in a completely salary dump rebuild, then possibly, but we are looking for talent to help us back.

There was a rumor I saw from one of the national writers, saying BAL was claiming guys left and right, trying to block teams above them. Hopefully that isn't the case here.

 

No way. Hahn was asking for the moon just a week ago. He would lose all credibility. If we were in a completely salary dump rebuild, then possibly, but we are looking for talent to help us back.

We don't know if teams were asking for salary relief or not though before the deadline.

You think those two would get along? I can see them as maybe the types that respected one another becasue they stayed out of each ohter's way.

They don't need to get along. They were in the same clubhouse for a few years though. They may just want to know if he is a cancer or not. Of course asking AJ if someone else is a cancer is somewhat humorous

We don't know if teams were asking for salary relief or not though before the deadline.

 

Salary relief or not, Hahn was asking for, premium I think was the word, prospects back for Rios. Can't go from asking for legit guys to just dumping him.

There was a rumor I saw from one of the national writers, saying BAL was claiming guys left and right, trying to block teams above them. Hopefully that isn't the case here.

 

This is very plausible and very unfortunate. BAL is just slightly ahead of Texas in the claim order.

 

Makes you wonder -- say if Hahn WANTED Texas to claim Rios, would it have made sense for him to watch the records and wait until they had lost a couple games before he officially put Rios on waivers, in order to give them the best chance of winning the claim?

This is very plausible and very unfortunate. BAL is just slightly ahead of Texas in the claim order.

 

Makes you wonder -- say if Hahn WANTED Texas to claim Rios, would it have made sense for him to watch the records and wait until they had lost a couple games before he officially put Rios on waivers, in order to give them the best chance of winning the claim?

Yeah. It's a reason why guys arent all dumped August first

I'll take Odor and call it a deal.

This is very plausible and very unfortunate. BAL is just slightly ahead of Texas in the claim order.

 

Makes you wonder -- say if Hahn WANTED Texas to claim Rios, would it have made sense for him to watch the records and wait until they had lost a couple games before he officially put Rios on waivers, in order to give them the best chance of winning the claim?

 

That would be really smart. But apparently he didn't do it.

Yeah. It's a reason why guys arent all dumped August first

 

So which team has lost a few in a row? We might surmise that Hahn thought he had a good match with one of those teams.

There was a rumor I saw from one of the national writers, saying BAL was claiming guys left and right, trying to block teams above them. Hopefully that isn't the case here.

 

If that's the case, then let's stick it to the Orioles and make them take on Rios' salary.

So which team has lost a few in a row? We might surmise that Hahn thought he had a good match with one of those teams.

 

Yankees

So which team has lost a few in a row? We might surmise that Hahn thought he had a good match with one of those teams.

 

Cleveland? Maybe he wanted him to clear waivers. In that case, this is much ado over nothing.

Yankees

 

Ha. They really don't have much need for Rios since the Soriano deal. Could you imagine an OF of Soriano, Rios, and Wells though?

Who has to clear waivers in order to be traded? Only guys on the 25-man or on the 40-man? That could limit who is available in a trade.

Yankees

 

Haha, indeed.

So which team has lost a few in a row? We might surmise that Hahn thought he had a good match with one of those teams.

Well Texas is tearing up. I don't think they're going to get passed on by anyone notable soon, so may as well put Rios up.

Who has to clear waivers in order to be traded? Only guys on the 25-man or on the 40-man? That could limit who is available in a trade.

 

Anybody on the 40 man has to clear waivers in order to be traded, though if some team were willing to give somebody up from their 40 for Rios he could come as a PTBNL.

 

Yeah. It's a reason why guys arent all dumped August first

A team can waive, at most, 7 players a day in August.