MLB Trade Deadline; Total Farce

[DarkReign]

Can someone explain this bullshit, please?

I am clueless as to how after the supposed deadline, the Tigers aquire Perez, the Mets aquire Green, and all the other myriad deals.

I understand that these arent Soriano deals, but wtf is the point of having a deadline if it isnt a deadline at all?

These guys arent clearing waivers and then clubs pick them up, they are straight trades. How does this work in the MLB?

[tlongII]

Are you sure they aren't clearing waivers first?

[Melmart1]

The NON-WAIVER deadline was a few weeks ago. Which means outright trades without the risk of waiving a player.

But if a player is put on waivers (most players are) then a team can either claim them and make a trade, or the team that has their rights can reclaim them and do nothing. The deadline for this is usually a month or so after the non-waiver deadline.

[DarkReign]

The NON-WAIVER deadline was a few weeks ago. Which means outright trades without the risk of waiving a player.

But if a player is put on waivers (most players are) then a team can either claim them and make a trade, or the team that has their rights can reclaim them and do nothing. The deadline for this is usually a month or so after the non-waiver deadline.

ahhh, so youre saying Perez and Shawn Green had to clear waivers, only in baseball, clearing waivers doesnt mean a team just picks up the player contract, they have to put a package together and deal for them?

:spin

[Melmart1]

ahhh, so youre saying Perez and Shawn Green had to clear waivers, only in baseball, clearing waivers doesnt mean a team just picks up the player contract, they have to put a package together and deal for them?

:spin
Yeah, its all pretty complicated. For instance, David Wells of the Red Sox cleared waivers two weeks ago. Rumor has it that if the Sox don't shape up and call the season a loser, they made trade him on waivers if they can find a taker.

[DarkReign]

Yeah, its all pretty complicated. For instance, David Wells of the Red Sox cleared waivers two weeks ago. Rumor has it that if the Sox don't shape up and call the season a loser, they made trade him on waivers if they can find a taker.

Thank you for the clarification. So weird that the waiver wire is used only to show interest, not just buy the contract.

Of course, no other sport has 2 MVPs, so...whatever. Thanks MM

[Vizzini]

Thank you for the clarification. So weird that the waiver wire is used only to show interest, not just buy the contract.

Of course, no other sport has 2 MVPs, so...whatever. Thanks MM


It does more than show interest, you could get stuck with a bitch of a contract for a player who is placed on waivers by just trying to prevent another team from getting a player. It is a cat and mouse game for sure.

[FromWayDowntown]

Almost every player is put on the waiver wire at some point during the season, particularly after 7/31. The Braves went through this a couple of weeks ago with Andruw Jones -- they put him on waivers because he was about to gain his 10-and-5 rights, which give him veto power over potential deals. Some undisclosed team made a claim for Andruw. But making a claim doesn't mean the claiming team will get the player; the original team has the opportunity for a short period of time to withdraw the player from waivers before losing him. In the Jones situation, the Braves were forced into either trying to make a deal with that team that claimed Andruw, losing Andruw to that team for nothing, or withdrawing the waiver and letting Andruw gain his 10-and-5 rights. The Braves took the last route.

But after 7/31, there are no trades without a player first going through waivers.