Acquired Players clearing waviers

afail · 06-01-2006, 08:02 PM

If I acquire a minor league player, I cannot always send him to AAA. Often it will require him to clear waviers because he is out of options, even when I demote from from the DFA area.

afail · 06-05-2006, 12:36 PM

bump

thomamon · 06-05-2006, 12:53 PM

Tt# 1688

Exodor · 06-05-2006, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by afail

If I acquire a minor league player, I cannot always send him to AAA. Often it will require him to clear waviers because he is out of options, even when I demote from from the DFA area.

If he's out of options then I'm pretty sure he has to clear waivers before you can send him down, no matter how you try to do it.

CobaltJays · 06-05-2006, 12:57 PM

Was the player in question on the 40-man roster of his old team?

afail · 06-05-2006, 03:06 PM

even if he is on the 40/out of options if hes at the AAA level, he should be allowed to stay at AAA. If definatly should not charge an option to a player until he touches the 25 man roster.

Stu · 06-05-2006, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Exodor

If he's out of options then I'm pretty sure he has to clear waivers before you can send him down, no matter how you try to do it.

It doesn't sound like he's sending him down though, it sounds like he signed him to a minor league contract and it's never letting him take him out of the DFA area and assign him to a minor league team.

disposableheros · 06-05-2006, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by afail

even if he is on the 40/out of options if hes at the AAA level, he should be allowed to stay at AAA. If definatly should not charge an option to a player until he touches the 25 man roster.

nope.

any year a guy is on the 40-man and in the minors, an option is used.

Stu · 06-05-2006, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by disposableheros

any year a guy is on the 40-man and in the minors, an option is used.

That is correct

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When you hear that a player is "out of options," that means he's been on the 40-man roster during three different seasons, beginning with his fourth as a pro, and to be sent down again he'll have to clear waivers (more on those below).

http://espn.go.com/mlb/s/transanctionsprimer.html

afail · 06-05-2006, 04:02 PM

but if the player is acquired through trade an additional option is not exercised.

If Joe Smith is on St. Louis AAA and is out of options. If Pittsburgh acquires him through trade, Joe should be able to be assigned to AAA.

disposableheros · 06-05-2006, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by afail

but if the player is acquired through trade an additional option is not exercised.

If Joe Smith is on St. Louis AAA and is out of options. If Pittsburgh acquires him through trade, Joe should be able to be assigned to AAA.

ahh, i see what you mean. thats correct.

if he was already in the minors and you are putting him in the minors, he shouldnt have to clear, but he does need to be on the 40-man of the new team first or he should have to clear (irrevocable).

bp_ · 06-05-2006, 04:49 PM

this happened to me with the first minor league free agent I ever signed. I posted it a while back and I think it got a TT#

Marc Duffy · 07-03-2006, 10:57 AM

Apparently, it's by design according to TT

06-01-2006, 08:02 PM	#1
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06-05-2006, 12:36 PM	#2
afail Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 382	bump

06-05-2006, 12:57 PM	#5
CobaltJays All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 706	Was the player in question on the 40-man roster of his old team?

06-05-2006, 03:06 PM	#6
afail Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 382	even if he is on the 40/out of options if hes at the AAA level, he should be allowed to stay at AAA. If definatly should not charge an option to a player until he touches the 25 man roster.

06-05-2006, 04:02 PM	#10
afail Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 382	but if the player is acquired through trade an additional option is not exercised. If Joe Smith is on St. Louis AAA and is out of options. If Pittsburgh acquires him through trade, Joe should be able to be assigned to AAA.

07-03-2006, 10:57 AM	#13
Marc Duffy SI Marketing Wizard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Old Street, London Posts: 4,741	Apparently, it's by design according to TT