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bedir than average · August 4th, 2007, 11:49 AM

There is still a chance for players to move. Just last year the Phillies acquired Jamie Moyer on August 19th.

The rules can be rather tangled, but basically a player can be put on waivers and if claimed only 25Man roster player who have either passed through waivers or been claimed by those teams can be dealt.

If a players passes all the way through waivers he can be dealt to any team.

Usually it is players with larger contracts that wind up dealt in August as a bad team will not pick up a lot of money.

The waiver order starts with the worst team in the majors, and at times teams competeing for the same playoff spot have blocked a pickup by putting in a waiver claim on a guy they don't actually want.

A player can only be put on waivers twice.

August 4th, 2007, 11:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
bedir than average Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,258	The Waiver Deadline, Aug 31 There is still a chance for players to move. Just last year the Phillies acquired Jamie Moyer on August 19th. The rules can be rather tangled, but basically a player can be put on waivers and if claimed only 25Man roster player who have either passed through waivers or been claimed by those teams can be dealt. If a players passes all the way through waivers he can be dealt to any team. Usually it is players with larger contracts that wind up dealt in August as a bad team will not pick up a lot of money. The waiver order starts with the worst team in the majors, and at times teams competeing for the same playoff spot have blocked a pickup by putting in a waiver claim on a guy they don't actually want. A player can only be put on waivers twice. __________________ I'm sorry I left for a while. I needed a vaction, and then work changed substantially. I'm over 50 hour weeks, plus two hours a day of commuting time. A few weeks ago I launched my own blog about Seattle Sounders FC and Life in Puget Sound. I won't be by these parts often as my focus has changed. Sorry about the unannounced retirement.