Waiver rule might need some tweaking-RC needed

[Daniel]

Players who have cleared waivers should go back to their original teams which would then have the options of trading them or releasing them.

I thin the rule says that the team MUST either trade or release him. So the player can't be kept?

[Corey]

Is it a rule that If the Mets claim a player and then trade for him, that is not eligible to be put back on waivers.....



If not I think it should be....... opinions?

[Colby]

Is it a rule that If the Mets claim a player and then trade for him, that is not eligible to be put back on waivers.....



If not I think it should be....... opinions?

Good point.  I don't think that is written in the rules, but was rather assumed.

[Corey]

Ok, just making sure.

[Daniel]

 :iatp:

[rcankosy]

Good point.  I don't think that is written in the rules, but was rather assumed.

In real life, the team that waived him can not place him on waivers a 2nd time, but I don't see anything in the MLB rules (see below) that prevent the team that claimed him from doing so.

If a player is claimed and the waiving team exercises its rescission option, the waiving team may not use the option again for that player in that season.

[h4cheng]

can we please get a ruling on who is eligible to be traded?

Right now, there is nothing stopping a howard/stanton/gould deal for zobrist/reyes if only Gould is exposed to the waiver.

[Colby]

can we please get a ruling on who is eligible to be traded?

Right now, there is nothing stopping a howard/stanton/gould deal for zobrist/reyes if only Gould is exposed to the waiver.

What does MLB say?  BTW, no chance that deal would happen thanks to waiver priorities.

[rcankosy]

What does MLB say?  BTW, no chance that deal would happen thanks to waiver priorities.

From MLB rules.

After MLB's July 31 trade deadline and through to the end of the season, however, a team must place a player on waivers if that player is to be eligible to be traded.

[Corey]

So only cleared players are available...wow. there is never gona be a trade lol. well 1 out of 100