No reason why they wouldn't put claims in for the very best candidates. The depth of the roster would keep them from claiming a ton of folks. I'm putting a claim on Scherzer but not many other starters, preferring the cost and fit of relievers. I'm still at a stud starter or nothing.
Very interesting strategy considering these rules are relatively new. They almost certainly affect deadline values as Falvey and others scout of the Rangers would have seen this as a good possibility.
Where? Who has this rumor? Show me one report, even non-credible, that the Pohlads nixed a trade over money. Stop with this crap. I'm begging for one bit of actual journalism or editorial standards to pass onto this site. Didn't even bother to hot-link something that didn't say what you inferred. Terrible. Stop it.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if your Twinkies can't add $2m waiver claim for an obvious roster improvement, the news is so, so much worse than even your most Minnesota woe is me cry fest could imagine.