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  1. old nurse
    Only true for revo Only true for revocable waivers. You can place the player on revocable waivers once in a 30 period. That does not mean the team has to keep the player for 30 days. The trade waiver period extends to the end of the season. September trades are still made, though infrequent. They are still waiver trades. If a player is placed on waivers again in that 30 days another team can claim,then work out a trade or pay a fee. With Chamberlain, additional players were exchanged and the Phillies saved some money. A GM would normally be very careful to protect assets and not place a player on trade waivers and risk losing them for a small transaction fee. That is why you do not see it. Although ove priced, under performing veterans may go unclaimed twice as the claiming team would have to pick up the contract. Alex Rios comes to mind. How many others were dangled that way is impossible to know.
  2. old nurse
    Wes Chamberlain 1990 from mlb.com Trade Waivers & August 31 "Deadline" Definition Players can still be traded following the non-waiver Trade Deadline -- which falls at 4 p.m. ET on July 31, except in rare cases -- but they must first clear revocable trade waivers. A player placed on revocable trade waivers can be claimed by any club; waiver priority is determined by reverse standings (worst to best record) in the player's league, followed by reverse standings in the other league. The player's original club has three options when a waiver claim is placed: It can either work out a standard trade with the claiming club (the two sides have 48 hours to agree to a deal), allow the player -- and all money remaining on his contract -- to go to the claiming club with no return or pull the player back off waivers. A player who is pulled back off waivers can be placed on trade waivers a second time, but at that point the waiver request becomes irrevocable. If a player passes through waivers unclaimed, he can then be traded to any club, free of restriction (though all 40-man-roster players in the trade must clear waivers before being dealt). Clubs will typically place the vast majority of their Major League roster on waivers once during August, as it can allow them to gauge interest for the upcoming offseason. No mention of a time restriction
  3. old nurse
    I do not know why there is the outrage over the GM not having their guy as manager. Jim Pohlad does not operate that way. Ryan did not choose Molitor. as Pohlad was in on the interviewing process. If Pohlad didn't leave the choice up to Ryan, he sure is not going to let hiring a manager be the first thing a new first time GM does. To call it vile is to ignore how a team with an active owner works. The notion that a first time GM has a clue the day they walk onto the job that qualities of the people underneath them is absurd at best.
  4. old nurse
    Every other site that describes trade waivers says differently that yours. So every other site has it wrong?
  5. old nurse
    The rate for pitchers ranked outside the top 10 having a WAR leas than 3 over their first 6 years is over 40% That he was rated as a top 100 prospect really doesn't mean much.
  6. old nurse
    He can be placed on waivers and I think if some team claims him he is gone for nothing.
  7. old nurse
    Lucroy was the only catcher traded. If you were shopping for Lucroy, Suzuki was never your first option. There is no change in the demand. There is no reason to take garbage back for Suzuki. Either you get a prospect that has potential, or you do not trade.
  8. old nurse
    Several teams made offers that Antony did not like. Low level, low upside prospects are not something the Twins really need. They have rosters full of them. Waiver claims becomes a game somewhere between chicken and screw your neighbor. If a team claims Suzuki with a lowball offer that should be rejected, Antony can claim any player to block a trade the other team wants to make. They can pick people up as they have room on the 40 man if in blocking they end up with a player. A pitcher, catcher, ss, cf more is not going to hurt this team.You can pass on the players that make you wonder why another team would want them
  9. old nurse
    Mauer to the Brewers for some prospect named Lucroy and their injury prone SS whats his name. Sweeten the pot by throwing in Baker and get some outfield prospect named Cain. The Brewers were trying hard to win now by adding veterans. Since Morneau was coming up for a contract, Morneau straight up for a young pitcher named Kershaw. Colda woulda shouldas Edit. Of course in one of these deals adding Brian Duensing would be the deal clincher. how bad could have Anderson screwed up Kershaw?
  10. old nurse
    Maybe the analytically challenged front office wants Molitor to use relief pitchers by leverage situation.
  11. old nurse
    Put A-Rod at 3b. Claim Gomez for CF. Send Berrios, Chargois, Polanco, Sano and Kepler down so Rochester can win a title and the players can remember what winning baseball is. Bring up Beresford, Britton, Van Mil, and Walden up so they can get a taste of the big leagues before they retire. September call ups is anyone on the 40 man roster you think has no real reason to be there and not already in the major leagues It would be a perfect plan for Antony if he thinks there is no shot to get the GM position. As the oposing team would be far enough ahead not to worry, ARod could get up to maybe even get to 715 with a little juice and a Whizzinator. 110 here comes the Twins.
  12. old nurse
    Starts like this one will not get him to an innings limit in his next 10 starts. Putting him in the bullpen a bad idea. Somebody might think he had a future as a closer.
  13. old nurse
    If Milone has a shoulder issue I would think the union contract would say the Twins need to treat it hence the dl. It would be what is best for all parties involved.
  14. old nurse
    There is a variable reinforcement schedule that says players will rebound. Which player will be the player? As I do not think Gomez has been significantly injured, to many he would be the ideal rebound player. Thus Houston probably hung on to him longer. To avoid having any high priced player rebounding on a new team on another owner's now less fat wallet is probably an unwritten rule of baseball Presidents of Baseball Operations. The Valencia's of the world do not haunt a team. Ortiz does.
  15. old nurse
    An impending free agent that you couldn't trade at the deadline. That would be a gutsy call to release an under performing for the last year player
  16. old nurse
    3 weeks in the minors is no big deal. Hopefully he makes it look like batting practice.
  17. old nurse
    Is Arraez one of the quantity signings or quality signing I hear about on IFA.
  18. old nurse
    Finding 9 pitchers to pitch 3 innings each would be harder to find than what is currently done. 3 pitchers pitching every third day would mean you are trying to find 9 pitchers to pitch 150 or so innings. Only 70-100 pitchers every year pitch that much.
  19. old nurse
    Interesting the number of blown arms on the fast track list
  20. old nurse
    A couple of years ago the Marlins spent about $# 2 million per win. Over his Twins career Duensing produced 5 fwar. By FWAR he was not a loss.
  21. old nurse
    By the way, Kevin Chapman says he other college pitchers that were relievers throughout college did you miss? Comparable to Chargois in that he was a later round draft pick
  22. old nurse
    If in how many years of base ball you can find but a few college relievers to compare Chargois and others to then the sample size renders it as interesting at best. Cherry picked names at worst. Similar players starting out? Not by draft position. One would expect relievers drafted in the first round to move through faster. 2 pitches is all they need. If a reliever is that talented a team is taking them in the first or second round they ought to be up quickly.
  23. old nurse
    That is a fantasy land statement. Yes it is the ideal your 5th starter gives you a chance to win. Quality starts most nights just do not happen from the 5th starter, even the 4th. With only 3 starers per team so far this year making it as qualified it shows how thin the pitching is Last year only 77 pitchers pitched enough to be qualified. A 5th starter with an ERA under 4.5 Only 104 pitchers last year pitched 90 innings or more with an under 4.5 ERA. Your definition more fits a 4th starter.
  24. old nurse
    Danny Santana, Oswaldo Arcia, Javier Pimentel, Angst because they don't have 10 names that you can think are the next superstar?
  25. old nurse
    Projecting 16 year olds is easy? OK. http://www.minorleagueball.com/2011/1/28/1960857/2010-international-signings-roundup top 20 players considered the best, in order. I think one has made it to the big leagues, many are out of baseball by 22
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