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Originally Posted by JudgeGio
Waiver trades past the trade deadline are no longer allowed.
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That's something else which in historical leagues is not really recreated as it was. (At least it wasn't as of a few years ago.)
Initially, waivers were not required for trades. Starting in 1917, league waivers were required for trades within the league and between leagues after the trade deadline. Waivers were not required before the trade deadline or during the off-season.
Starting in 1934, interleague trading was made more difficult by requiring league waivers for the entire season and off-season. In other words, every team in the league had a chance to claim the player before he could be traded out of the league. Starting in 1952, interleague trading was further restricted by requiring interleague waivers after the trade deadline. That meant every team in both leagues had a chance to claim the player before the trade between the leagues could be completed.
The above was softened somewhat beginning in 1959, when a waiver-free interleague trading period was established. This period ran from Nov. 21st through Dec. 15th. This waiver-free period was lengthened starting in 1970, with it beginning on the 5th day after the World Series was completed. In subsequent years the ending day was moved forward slightly, with the period finishing on the next-to-last day of the annual winter meetings. Starting in 1977, a second waiver-free interleague trading period was established in the spring, running from Feb. 15th through Mar. 15th. Beginning in 1981 the period was extended to April 1st.
Finally, for the 1986 season, the waiver rules were overhauled. The interleague trading periods were eliminated, along with the distinction between league and interleague trades. All trades, whether within the league or between the leagues, would require interleague waivers after the trade deadline. Before the trade deadline, and during the off-season, no waivers were required. (I suspect the trade revisions were part of the 1985 CBA agreement, in order to allow greater movement of players between clubs.)